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1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Nominee
Albert Gore Sr.
Hobart F. Atkins
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
545,432
153,479
Percentage
74.19%
20.88%
U.S. senator before election
Kenneth McKellar
Democratic
Elected U.S. senator
Albert Gore Sr.
Democratic
The 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic Senator and President pro tempore of the Senate Kenneth D. McKellar ran for re-election to a seventh term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Al Gore Sr. Gore easily won the general election against Republican Hobart Atkins.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Kenneth McKellar , incumbent Senator since 1917 and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
Albert Gore Sr. , U.S. Representative from Carthage
John Randolph Neal Jr. , attorney, academic, and perennial candidate
Herman H. Ross, independent candidate for Senate in 1946
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Hobart F. Atkins, nominee for Senate in 1952 (Republican)
Richard M. Barber (Independent)
Albert Gore Sr. , incumbent Senator since 1953 (Democratic)
John Randolph Neal Jr. , attorney, academic, and perennial candidate (Good Government & Clean Elections)
Results [ ]
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References [ ]
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