1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee

1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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]

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Lawrence Tyson was sworn in as a Senator on March 4, 1925.[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Republican primary

General election

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 284, 306–307.
  2. [2]
    "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. [3]
    Lawrence D. Tyson: Philanthropist Archived June 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved: February 3, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Aug 07, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. [5]
    ""Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924"" (PDF).
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