The 1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was re-elected to a sixth term in office. He defeated a primary challenge by Edward W. Carmack Jr. and easily won the general election against Republican William B. Ladd, and Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 188,805 | 61.95% | |
Democratic | Edward W. Carmack Jr. | 107,363 | 35.23% | |
Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 3,130 | 1.03% | |
Democratic | Herman H. Ross | 2,995 | 0.98% | |
Democratic | Byron Johnson | 2,495 | 0.82% | |
Total votes | 304,788 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 145,654 | 66.60% | 3.80 | |
Republican | William B. Ladd | 57,237 | 26.17% | 3.02 | |
Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 11,516 | 5.27% | 5.26 | |
Independent | Herman H. Ross | 4,303 | 1.97% | N/A | |
Total votes | 218,710 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |