The 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1918, concurrently with the

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elections in

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as well as elections to the

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and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator

John K. Shields John Knight Shields (August 15, 1858September 30, 1934) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1913 to 1925. He also served as an associate justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Biography Shields was born at his family's es ...

won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate

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. Turnout is believed to have been influenced by the

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. This was the second popular election for U.S. Senator held in Tennessee, following the ratification of the

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Primary elections

General election

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Primary elections

General election

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