1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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  1934 November 3, 1936 1938  
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Nominee Nathan L. Bachman Dwayne D. Maddox
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote273,29869,753
Percentage75.88%19.37%

1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
County results
Bachman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
     80–90%     >90%
Maddox:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Senator before election

Nathan L. Bachman
Democratic

Elected Senator

Nathan L. Bachman
Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1936, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Nathan L. Bachman won re-election to a full term, defeating Republican candidate Dwayne D. Maddox. [1] [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Democratic Party primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathan L. Bachman (incumbent) 217,531 82.91%
Democratic John Randolph Neal Jr. 44,83017.09%
Total votes262,361 100.00%

Republican primary

General election

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathan L. Bachman (Incumbent) 273,298 75.88%
Republican Dwayne D. Maddox69,75319.37%
Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. 14,6174.06%
Socialist Howard Kester 2,5160.70%
Majority203,54556.51%
Turnout 360,184
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936"" (PDF).
  3. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 06, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.