1942 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1942 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election?

Carey Kefauver won the 1942 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election. Carey Kefauver received 14,704 popular votes (75.65%). The main challenger was Walter M Higgins (19.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Kefauver and Higgins

Kefauver +55.9 pts · won by 10,873 votes

Carey Kefauver DemocraticWINNER75.65%

14,704 votes

Walter M Higgins Republican19.71%

3,831 votes

HarrisIndependent4.64%

902 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.