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1940 United States Congressional Elections – Tennessee

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Kenneth D. McKellar (D-inc) – 295,44070.80%

Howard H. Baker, Sr. (R) – 121,79029.19%

John R. Neal (I) – 350.01%

Total Votes – 417,265100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

B. Carroll Reece (R-inc) – 39,57768.68%

Robert E. Walker (D) – 18,05131.32%

Total Votes – 57,628100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

John Jennings, Jr. (R-inc) – 41,27456.59%

Clay James (D) – 31,66343.41%

Total Votes – 72,937100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Estes Kefauver (D-inc) – 35,33268.70%

Jerome Taylor (R) – 16,09931.30%

Total Votes – 51,431100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Albert Gore, Sr. (D-inc) – 38,27888.90%

H. E. McLean (R) – 4,77711.10%

Total Votes – 43,055100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – IND gain/DEM Hold

Percy Priest (I) – 34,56558.63%

Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. (D-inc) – 20,93335.51%

Julian H. Campbell (R) – 3,4595.87%

Total Votes – 58,957100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

W. Wirt Courtney (D-inc) – 24,536100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Herron C. Pearson (D-inc) – 25,590100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Jere Cooper (D-inc) – 32,00292.06%

Julian Palmer (I) – 2,7607.94%

Total Votes – 34,762100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Clifford Davis (D-inc) – 55,95296.04%

Theo Wynn Larwill (I) – 2,3093.96%

Total Votes – 58,261100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives