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The 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Republican Robert H. Woods and was re-elected to his first full term in office.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) | 253,865 | 65.74% | −2.41% | |
Republican | Robert H. Woods | 118,546 | 30.70% | +1.68% | |
Independent | Howard Carwile | 6,788 | 1.76% | ||
Progressive | Virginia Foster Durr | 5,347 | 1.38% | +1.38% | |
Socialist | Clarke T. Robb | 1,627 | 0.42% | −2.40% | |
Write-ins | 5 | <0.01% | |||
Majority | 135,319 | 35.04% | −4.09% | ||
Turnout | 386,168 | ||||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 42.
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