The 1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1946 special election to fill the vacant seat of Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Virgil Chapman.

General election

Candidates

  • Virgil Chapman, U.S. Representative from Lexington (Democratic)
  • John Sherman Cooper, incumbent Senator since 1946 (Republican)
  • David R. Cox (Socialist Labor)
  • W. A. Standefur (Socialist)
  • H. G. Stanfield (Progressive)

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Virgil Chapman 408,256 51.39%
Republican John Sherman Cooper (incumbent) 383,776 48.31%
Socialist W. A. Standefur 1,232 0.16%
Progressive H. G. Stanfield 924 0.12%
Socialist Labor David R. Cox 254 0.03%
Democratic John Y. Brown (write-in) 26 0.00%
Independent O. G. Gaines (write-in) 1 0.00%
Total votes 794,469 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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