1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Nominee Lawrence Tyson Hugh B. Lindsay
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 147,871 109,859
Percentage 57.32% 42.59%

County results
Tyson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Lindsay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Senator before election

John K. Shields
Democratic

Elected Senator

Lawrence Tyson
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 284, 306–307.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ Lawrence D. Tyson: Philanthropist Archived June 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved: February 3, 2011.