1930 United States Senate elections in Tennessee

The 1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1930, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The special election came upon the death of incumbent Democratic Senator Lawrence D. Tyson. ^[1] Democratic Governor Henry Hollis Horton appointed William E. Brock.

In the special election, Brock was elected to fulfill the balance of Tyson's term, but he did not run for the full six-year term that was on the ballot at the same time, and his service as a U.S. senator ended on March 3, 1931. He was succeeded by Cordell Hull who won the succeeding term ballot. ^{[2] [3]}

Special election

1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

←  1924 November 4, 1930 1934  →

Nominee William E. Brock F. Todd Meacham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 144,019 49,554 Percentage 74.40% 25.60%

County results Brock:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Meacham:      50–60%

Senator before election William E. Brock Democratic Elected Senator William E. Brock Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, law professor, politician, and activist
• William E. Brock, incumbent senator

  Special Democratic primary (August 7, 1930) ^[4]

  Party		Candidate	Votes	%
  	Democratic	William E. Brock (incumbent)	113,492	70.67
  	Democratic	John Randolph Neal Jr.	47,110	29.33
  Majority			66,382	41.33
  Turnout				6.14

General election

Tennessee special election ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William E. Brock (incumbent)	144,019	74.40
	Republican	F. Todd Meacham	49,554	25.60
Majority			94,465	48.80
Turnout			193,573
	Democratic hold

Regular election

1930 United States Senate election in Tennessee

←  1924 November 4, 1930 1934  →

Nominee Cordell Hull Paul E. Divine Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 154,131 58,650 Percentage 71.30% 27.13%

County results Hull:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Divine:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Senator before election William E. Brock Democratic Elected Senator Cordell Hull Democratic

General election

Tennessee regular election ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cordell Hull	154,131	71.30
	Republican	Paul E. Divine	58,650	27.13
	Communist	Sherman Bell	3,392	1.57
Majority			95,481	44.17
Turnout			216,173
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections
• 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election

References

1. East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), pp. 498–499.
2. ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930"" (PDF).
3. "The 1930 Senate Race: Cordell Hull Comes To the Senate | The Knoxville Focus" . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
4. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Aug 07, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
5. ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930"" (PDF).
6. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
7. ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930"" (PDF).
8. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.