1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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  1940 November 5, 1946 1952  
  McKellarKenneth.jpg No image.svg John Randolph Neal 1925 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Kenneth McKellar William B. Ladd John Randolph Neal Jr.
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote145,65457,23711,516
Percentage66.60%26.17%5.27%

U.S. senator before election

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Kenneth McKellar
Democratic

The 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a sixth term in office. He defeated a primary challenge by Edward W. Carmack Jr. and easily won the general election against Republican William B. Ladd, and Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1946 Democratic Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 188,805 61.95%
Democratic Edward W. Carmack Jr.107,36335.23%
Democratic John Randolph Neal Jr. 3,1301.03%
Democratic Herman H. Ross2,9950.98%
Democratic Byron Johnson2,4950.82%
Total votes304,788 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1946 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 145,654 66.60% Decrease2.svg3.80
Republican William B. Ladd57,23726.17%Decrease2.svg3.02
Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. 11,5165.27%Increase2.svg5.26
Independent Herman H. Ross4,3031.97%N/A
Total votes218,710 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

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