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County results McKellar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Ladd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a sixth term in office. He defeated a primary challenge by Edward W. Carmack Jr. and easily won the general election against Republican William B. Ladd, and Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr.