The 1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1934. Incumbent
Democratic Senator
Kenneth D. McKellar
Kenneth Douglas McKellar (January 29, 1869October 25, 1957) was an American politician from Tennessee who served as a United States Representative from 1911 until 1917 and as a United States Senator from 1917 until 1953. A Democrat, he served lo ...
was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Republican former Governor
Ben W. Hooper
Ben Walter Hooper (October 13, 1870April 18, 1957), was an American politician who served two terms as the 31st governor of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915. Elected as a Electoral alliance, Fusionist candidate, he was one of just three Republican Part ...
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Democratic primary
Candidates
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Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917
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John Randolph Neal Jr.
John Randolph Neal Jr. (September 17, 1876 – November 23, 1959) was an American attorney, law professor, politician, and activist, best known for his role as chief counsel during the 1925 Scopes Trial, and as an advocate for the establishm ...
, attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
Results
General election
Candidates
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Ben W. Hooper
Ben Walter Hooper (October 13, 1870April 18, 1957), was an American politician who served two terms as the 31st governor of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915. Elected as a Electoral alliance, Fusionist candidate, he was one of just three Republican Part ...
, former Governor of Tennessee (1911–15) (Republican)
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Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)
*C. W. Hoisington (Independent)
Results
See also
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1934 United States Senate elections
The 1934 United States Senate elections were held in the middle of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term. During the Great Depression, voters strongly backed Roosevelt's New Deal and his allies in the Senate, with Democrats pic ...
References
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1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...