| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 2 | 44,830 | 17.1% | ||
| 1936 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 2 | General | 3 | 14,617 | 4.1% | ||
| 1938 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Special Primary | 4 | 4,689 | 1.3% | ||
| 1938 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Special | 3 | 9,106 | 3.3% | ||
| 1939 | TN | I | U.S. House | District 03 | Special | 3 | 375 | 1.9% | |
| 1940 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 2 | 14,583 | 5.8% | ||
| 1940 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 1 | General | 3 | 35 | 0.0% | ||
| 1942 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 3 | 9,653 | 3.7% | ||
| 1942 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 2 | General | 3 | 15,317 | 9.6% | ||
| 1944 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 11,659 | 7.7% | ||
| 1944 | TN | I | Governor | General | 3 | 6,703 | 1.5% | ||
| 1946 | TN | I | Governor | General | 3 | 6,296 | 2.7% | ||
| 1946 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 1 | General | 3 | 11,516 | 5.3% | ||
| 1948 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 5 | 1,876 | 0.5% | ||
| 1948 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 2 | General | 3 | 6,103 | 1.2% | ||
| 1950 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 3 | 2,875 | 0.6% | ||
| 1950 | TN | Good Government & Clean Elections | Governor | General | 2 | 51,757 | 21.9% | ||
| 1952 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 3 | 7,181 | 1.2% | ||
| 1952 | TN | Good Government & Clean Elections | U.S. Senate Class 1 | General | 4 | 14,132 | 1.9% | ||
| 1954 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 4 | 9,446 | 1.5% | ||
| 1954 | TN | I | Governor | General | 2 | 39,574 | 12.3% | ||
| 1958 | TN | I | Governor | General | 9 | 453 | 0.1% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |