1938 Tennessee U.S. Senate Special

Tennessee · 2 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1938 Tennessee U.S. Senate Special?

Tom Stewart won the 1938 Tennessee U.S. Senate Special. Tom Stewart received 194,028 popular votes (70.5%). The main challenger was Harley G. Fowler (26.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Stewart and Fowler

Stewart +44.3 pts · won by 121,930 votes

Tom Stewart DemocraticWINNER70.5%

194,028 votes

Harley G. Fowler Republican26.2%

72,098 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.