1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee

For related races, see 1918 United States Senate elections.

1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee

November 5, 1918

File:John Knight Shields.jpg File:Portrait of Henry Clay Evans (3x4a).jpg Nominee John K. Shields Henry Clay Evans Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 98,605 59,989 Percentage 62.17% 37.83%

File:1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg County results Shields:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Evans:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% No data:

U.S. senator before election John K. Shields Democratic Elected U.S. senator John K. Shields Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1918, concurrently with the United States Senate elections 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 won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate Henry Clay Evans. Turnout is believed to have been influenced by the Spanish flu epidemic. This was the second popular election for U.S. Senator held in Tennessee, following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

General election

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John K. Shields (incumbent)	98,605	62.17%
	Republican	Henry Clay Evans	59,989	37.83%
Total votes			158,594	100.00%

See also

• 1918 United States Senate elections
• 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election