The 1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth McKellar was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Republican Mayor of Knoxville James A. Fowler.
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McKellar: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Fowler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- George L. Casey
- Finis James Garrett, U.S. Representative from Weakley County and House Minority Leader
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate for Governor
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 120,298 | 63.25% | |
Democratic | Finis James Garrett | 64,470 | 33.90% | |
Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 3,510 | 1.85% | |
Democratic | George L. Casey | 1,908 | 1.00% | |
Total votes | 190,186 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- James Alexander Fowler, Mayor of Knoxville (Republican)
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 175,431 | 59.32% | 8.71 | |
Republican | James Alexander Fowler | 120,289 | 40.68% | 8.71 | |
Total votes | 295,720 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1929). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.