1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee
The 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic Senator and President pro tempore of the Senate Kenneth D. McKellar ran for re-election to a seventh term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Al Gore Sr. Gore easily won the general election against Republican Hobart Atkins.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
- Albert Gore Sr., U.S. Representative from Carthage
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
- Herman H. Ross, independent candidate for Senate in 1946
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. | 334,957 | 56.54% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 245,054 | 41.36% | |
| Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 7,181 | 1.21% | |
| Democratic | Herman H. Ross | 4,950 | 0.84% | |
| Democratic | James Patrick Sutton (write-in) | 293 | 0.05% | |
| Total votes | 592,435 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Hobart F. Atkins, nominee for Senate in 1952 (Republican)
- Richard M. Barber (Independent)
- Albert Gore Sr., incumbent Senator since 1953 (Democratic)
- John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate (Good Government & Clean Elections)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. | 545,432 | 74.19% |  7.59 | |
| Republican | Hobart F. Atkins | 153,479 | 20.88% |  5.29 | |
| Independent | Richard M. Barber | 22,169 | 3.02% | N/A | |
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 14,132 | 1.92% | 3.35 | |
| Total votes | 401,665 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 Feb 2021.
- Tennessee Secretary of State. Tennessee Blue Book, 1954. p. 316.
- Cook, Rhodes (14 Feb 2021). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.
- "tN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 14 Feb 2021.
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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