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1912 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election

Tennessee · 3 candidates · See every 1912 U.S. House race

Who won the 1912 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election?

Sam Sells won the 1912 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election. Sam Sells received 16,660 popular votes (50.87%). The main challenger was Z D Massey (49.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Sells and Massey

Sells +1.8 pts · won by 607 votes
Sam SellsRepublicanWINNER50.87%
16,660 votes
Z D MasseyRepublican49.02%
16,053 votes
J W Johnsonsocialist0.12%
38 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.