1930 United States Senate elections in Tennessee explained

Election Name:1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee
Country:Tennessee
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Previous Year:1924
Next Election:1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee
Next Year:1934
Election Date:November 4, 1930
Image1:File:William E. Brock I.jpg
Nominee1:William E. Brock
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:144,019
Percentage1:74.40%
Nominee2:F. Todd Meacham
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:49,554
Percentage2:25.60%
Senator
Before Election:William E. Brock
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:William E. Brock
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

The 1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1930, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The special election came upon the death of incumbent Democratic Senator Lawrence D. Tyson.[1] Democratic Governor Henry Hollis Horton appointed William E. Brock.

In the special election, Brock was elected to fulfill the balance of Tyson's term, but he did not run for the full six-year term that was on the ballot at the same time, and his service as a U.S. senator ended on March 3, 1931. He was succeeded by Cordell Hull who won the succeeding term ballot.[2] [3]

Election Name:1930 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Country:Tennessee
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Previous Year:1924
Next Election:1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee
Next Year:1934
Election Date:November 4, 1930
Image1:File:Hull-Cordell-LOC.jpg
Nominee1:Cordell Hull
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:154,131
Percentage1:71.30%
Nominee2:Paul E. Divine
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:58,650
Percentage2:27.13%
Senator
Before Election:William E. Brock
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:Cordell Hull
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

Democratic primaries

Special primary

Candidates

Regular primary

General elections

Regular election

See also

Notes and References

  1. East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), pp. 498–499.
  2. Web site: "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" .
  3. Web site: The 1930 Senate Race: Cordell Hull Comes To the Senate The Knoxville Focus . 2024-04-11 . en-US.