1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee

The 1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth McKellar was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Republican Mayor of Knoxville James A. Fowler.

1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →

Nominee Kenneth McKellar James A. Fowler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 175,431 120,289 Percentage 59.32% 40.68%

County results Congressional districts results McKellar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Fowler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Kenneth McKellar Democratic Elected U.S. senator Kenneth McKellar Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• George L. Casey
• Finis James Garrett, U.S. Representative from Weakley County and House Minority Leader
• Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917
• John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney, academic, and perennial candidate for Governor

Results

1928 Democratic Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth McKellar (incumbent)	120,298	63.25%
	Democratic	Finis James Garrett	64,470	33.90%
	Democratic	John Randolph Neal Jr.	3,510	1.85%
	Democratic	George L. Casey	1,908	1.00%
Total votes			190,186	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• James Alexander Fowler, Mayor of Knoxville (Republican)
• Kenneth McKellar, incumbent Senator since 1917 (Democratic)

Results

1928 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth McKellar (incumbent)	175,431	59.32%	8.71
	Republican	James Alexander Fowler	120,289	40.68%	8.71
Total votes			295,720	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1928 United States Senate elections

References

1. "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
2. "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
3. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1929). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.