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1914 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election

Tennessee · 3 candidates · See every 1914 U.S. House race

Who won the 1914 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election?

Sam Sells won the 1914 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election. Sam Sells received 15,959 popular votes (61.27%). The main challenger was Thad A Cox (29.76%).

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

Sells +31.5 pts · won by 8,206 votes
Sam SellsRepublicanWINNER61.27%
15,959 votes
Thad A Coxprogressive29.76%
7,753 votes
LyleDemocratic8.97%
2,337 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.