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      Home/Elections/1938/US Senate/Tennessee
      1938·US Senate·Tennessee
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      Tennessee US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      A. Tom Stewart
      70.5%194,026 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Harley G. Fowler
      26.2%72,098 votes
      Margin
      D+44.3
      275,230 total votes
      3 candidates275,230 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      A. Tom StewartDEM✓
      		DEM194,02670.5%
      Harley G. FowlerREP
      		REP72,09826.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH9,1063.3%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Tennessee(Class II)

      2024
      Marsha BlackburnREP
      R+29.6
      2020
      Bill HagertyREP
      R+27.0
      2018
      Marshall BlackburnREP
      R+10.8
      2014
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+30.2
      2012
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+34.5
      2008
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+33.5
      2006
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+2.7
      2002
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+9.9
      2000
      Bill FristREP
      R+32.9
      1996
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+24.6
      1994(S)
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+22.0
      1994
      Bill FristREP
      R+14.3
      1990
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+37.9
      1988
      Jim SasserDEM
      D+30.6
      1984
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+26.9
      View all US Senate history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      A. Tom StewartDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginD+45.8
      Career1938-1942
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Harley G. FowlerREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+44.3
      Career1938-1938
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Tennessee, 1938

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