1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John K. Shields, incumbent senator
- Lawrence Tyson, former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives and former general over Tennessee National Guard troops
- Nathan L. Bachman, associate justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (resigned in 1924 to run for the U.S. Senate).
- George L. Casey
Results
[edit]| 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
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (April 2024) |
General election
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 1924 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 1924 Tennessee gubernatorial election
- 1924 United States Senate elections
References
[edit]- ^ 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).