1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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The1952 United States Senate election in Tennesseewas held on November 4, 1952. IncumbentDemocraticSenator and President pro tempore of the SenateKenneth D. McKellarran for re-election to a seventh term in office but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. RepresentativeAl Gore Sr.Gore easily won the general election againstRepublicanHobart Atkins.
In the primary, Incumbent Senator McKellar stood for a seventh term (the first Senator to do so), despite being 83. He was opposed for renomination byMiddle TennesseeCongressmanAlbert Gore.McKellar's re-electionsloganwas "Thinking Feller? Vote McKellar," which Gore countered with "Think Some More – Vote for Gore." Gore defeated McKellar for the Democratic nomination in August in what was widely regarded as an upset.[1]
McKellar's defeat was part of a statewide trend of change in 1952. That year, the incumbentgovernor,Gordon Browning,was defeated byFrank G. Clementinthe primary.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Kenneth McKellar,incumbent Senator since 1917 and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
- Albert Gore Sr.,U.S. Representative fromCarthage
- John Randolph Neal Jr.,attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
- Herman H. Ross, independent candidate for Senate in 1946
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. | 545,432 | 74.19% |  7.59
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| Republican | Hobart F. Atkins | 153,479 | 20.88% |  5.29
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| Independent | Richard M. Barber | 22,169 | 3.02% | N/A | |
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 14,132 | 1.92% | 3.35
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| Total votes | 735,219 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Kenneth D. McKellar".Tennessee Historical Society.RetrievedMay 2,2013.
- ^"TN US Senate – D Primary".Our Campaigns.RetrievedFebruary 14,2021.
- ^Tennessee Secretary of State.Tennessee Blue Book, 1954.p. 316.
- ^Cook, Rhodes (February 14, 2021).America Votes 32: 2015–2016, Election Returns by State.CQ Press.ISBN9781506368993– via Google Books.
- ^"tN US Senate".OurCampaigns.RetrievedFebruary 14,2021.
- ^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.