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===1948 Senate campaign===
===1948 Senate campaign===
Reece ran for Senate in 1948 to succeed retiring Democrat Tom Stewart, facing future vice presidential nominee [[Estes Kefauver]]. He lost the general election in a landslide to Kefauver, mainly carrying counties in the eastern portion of the state.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89838 TN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref>
Reece ran for Senate in 1948 to succeed retiring Democrat Tom Stewart, facing future vice presidential nominee [[Estes Kefauver]]. He lost the general election in a landslide to Kefauver, mainly carrying counties in the eastern portion of the state.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89838 TN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref>
==Legacy==
After his death in 1961, his wife Louise donated his personal materials (including congressional files/reports) in August that year to the East Tennessee State University.<ref>[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/reece/ Reece Museum]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref> The B. Carroll Reece Memorial Museum was formally dedicated in October 1965 as a
{{cquote|...storehouse of knowledge ... for the use of the university's students and the citizens of the state.}}
==See also==
==See also==