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1940 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election
Tennessee · 2 candidates
McKellar +41.6 pts · won by 173,650 votes
Kenneth McKellarDemocraticWINNER70.8%
295,440 votes
Howard Baker Sr.Republican29.19%
121,790 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).