1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  1913 November 5, 1918 1924  
  John Knight Shields.jpg Portrait of Henry Clay Evans (3x4a).jpg
Nominee John K. Shields Henry Clay Evans
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote98,60559,989
Percentage62.17%37.83%

1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
County results
Shields:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Evans:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
No data:      

U.S. senator before election

John K. Shields
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

John K. Shields
Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1918, concurrently with the United States Senate elections in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator John K. Shields won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate Henry Clay Evans. Turnout is believed to have been influenced by the Spanish flu epidemic. [1] [2]

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This was the second popular election for U.S. Senator held in Tennessee, following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Primary elections

General election

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John K. Shields (incumbent) 98,605 62.17%
Republican Henry Clay Evans 59,98937.83%
Total votes158,594 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results. Jefferson: McFarland & Company.
  3. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.