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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.^[1]

General election results^[2]
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%

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 The '''1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee''' took place on November 5, 1918, concurrently with the [[United States Senate]] elections in [[1918 United States Senate elections|other states]] as well as elections to the [[United States House of Representatives]] and various state and local elections. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[John K. Shields]] won re-election to a second term, defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate [[H. Clay Evans|Henry Clay Evans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1918 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267969 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>
-== Democratic primary  ==
+== Primary elections ==
-=== Candidates ===
+=== senator ===
-* [[Nathan L. Bachman]], incumbent senator
-== Republican primary ==
 {{Update section|date=April 2024}}