1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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| |  |  | | Nominee | Lawrence Tyson | Hugh B. Lindsay | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | | Popular vote | 147,871 | 109,859 | | Percentage | 57.32% | 42.59% | |
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John K. Shields
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The 1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1924, 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 John K. Shields was defeated in the primary to Lawrence Tyson.[1] Tyson won the general election, defeating Republican Attorney Hugh B. Lindsay with 57.3% of the vote.[2]
Lawrence Tyson was sworn in as a Senator on March 4, 1925.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic Party primary results[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lawrence Tyson | 72,496 | 41.85% |
| | Democratic | John K. Shields (incumbent) | 54,990 | 31.75% |
| | Democratic | Nathan L. Bachman | 44,946 | 25.95% |
| | Democratic | George L. Casey | 791 | 0.46% |
| Total votes | 173,223 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
General election
General election results[5] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lawrence Tyson | 147,871 | 57.32% |
| | Republican | Hugh B. Lindsay | 109,859 | 42.59% |
| | Independent | S. B. Williams | 242 | 0.09% |
| Majority | 38,012 | 14.73% |
| Turnout | 257,972 | |
| | Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 284, 306–307.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Lawrence D. Tyson: Philanthropist Archived June 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved: February 3, 2011.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Aug 07, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924"" (PDF).
