Battle of Backbone Mountain

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Edward W. Carmack Jr., candidate for Senate in 1942 and son of former Senator Edward W. Carmack
  • Byron Johnson
  • Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
  • John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
  • Herman H. Ross

Results

1946 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 188,805 61.95%
Democratic Edward W. Carmack Jr. 107,363 35.23%
Democratic John Randolph Neal Jr. 3,130 1.03%
Democratic Herman H. Ross 2,995 0.98%
Democratic Byron Johnson 2,495 0.82%
Total votes 304,788 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • William B. Ladd (Republican)
  • Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
  • John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate (Independent)
  • Herman H. Ross (Independent)

Results

1946 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) 145,654 66.60% Decrease3.80
Republican William B. Ladd 57,237 26.17% Decrease3.02
Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. 11,516 5.27% Increase5.26
Independent Herman H. Ross 4,303 1.97% N/A
Total votes 218,710 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Cook, Rhodes (February 14, 2021). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.