Election Name: | 1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
Previous Year: | 1918 |
Next Election: | 1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee |
Next Year: | 1930 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1924 |
Image1: | File:TYSON, LAWRENCE D., SENATOR LCCN2016862170 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Lawrence Tyson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 147,871 |
Percentage1: | 57.32% |
Nominee2: | Hugh B. Lindsay |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 109,859 |
Percentage2: | 42.59% |
Senator | |
Before Election: | John K. Shields |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Lawrence Tyson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1924, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator John K. Shields was defeated in the primary to Lawrence Tyson.[1] Tyson won the general election, defeating Republican Attorney Hugh B. Lindsay with 57.3% of the vote.[2]
Lawrence Tyson was sworn in as a Senator on March 4, 1925.[3]