1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

For the other Senate election in Tennessee held in parallel, see 1934 United States Senate election in Tennessee.

The 1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1934, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The special election was held because incumbent Democratic Senator Cordell Hull resigned to accept the appointment of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the office of Secretary of State.^[1]

1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

← 1930 November 6, 1934 1936 →

Nominee Nathan L. Bachman John Randolph Neal Jr. Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 200,249 49,773 Percentage 80.09% 19.91%

Senator before election Nathan L. Bachman Democratic Elected Senator Nathan L. Bachman Democratic

Democratic Governor Hill McAlister appointed Nathan L. Bachman to finish the Hull's unexpired senate term. Bachman ran for a full term in the special election and won with 80.1% of the vote defeating Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr..^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Gordon Browning, U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 7th congressional district
• Nathan L. Bachman, incumbent senator

Democratic Party primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan L. Bachman (incumbent)	166,293	57.85%
	Democratic	Gordon Browning	121,169	42.15%
Total votes			287,462	100.00%

General election

General election results^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan L. Bachman (incumbent)	200,249	80.09%
	Independent	John Randolph Neal Jr.	49,773	19.91%
Majority			150,476	60.18%
Turnout			250,022
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1934 United States Senate elections
• 1934 Tennessee gubernatorial election

References

1. Benton, James C. (2022). Fraying Fabric: How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America. University of Illinois Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-0-252-04465-6. JSTOR 10.5406/j.ctv31xf5rf.
2. "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 14 Feb 2021.
3. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 02, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
4. "TN US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 14 Feb 2021.
5. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.