1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia

The 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia was held on November 5, 1946. Appointed Democratic Senator Thomas G. Burch retired after filling the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Carter Glass. Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Republican Robert H. Woods and was elected to finish Glass's term in office.

1946 United States Senate election in Virginia
November 5, 1946
 
Nominee Absalom Willis Robertson Robert H. Woods
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 169,680 72,253
Percentage 68.2% 29.0%
U.S. senator before election

Thomas G. Burch
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Absalom Willis Robertson
Democratic

Elections in Virginia

Results
United States Senate special election in Virginia, 1946[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Absalom Willis Robertson 169,680 68.15% -22.93%
Republican Robert H. Woods 72,253 29.02% +29.02%
Socialist Lawrence S. Wilkes 7,024 2.82% -3.71%
Write-ins 5 <0.01%
Majority 97,427 39.13% -45.42%
Turnout 248,962
Democratic hold

See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1946 and 1947

References
  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.


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