1948 United States Senate elections

The 1948 United States Senate elections were elections which coincided with the election of Democratic President Harry S. Truman for a full term. Truman had campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives, and in addition the U.S. economy recovered from the postwar recession of 1946–47 by election day. Thus Truman was rewarded with a Democratic gain of nine seats in the Senate, enough to give them control of the chamber.[1][2]

1948 United States Senate elections

November 2, 1948
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Alben Barkley (retired) Ken Wherry Party Democratic Republican Leader since July 22, 1937 January 3, 1949 Leader's seat Kentucky Nebraska Seats before 45 51 Seats after 54 42 Seat change 9 9 Popular vote 12,750,608 9,662,053 Percentage 56.2% 42.6% Swing 14.8% 11.9% Seats up 14 18 Races won 23 9
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Wallace White Republican Elected Majority Leader Scott Lucas Democratic

For related races, see 1948 United States elections.

Gains and losses

In addition to gaining an open seat in Oklahoma, the Democrats defeated eight Republican incumbents:

1. C. Douglass Buck (R-DE)
2. Henry Dworshak (R-ID)
3. Charles W. Brooks (R-IL)
4. George A. Wilson (R-IA)
5. John Sherman Cooper (R-KY)
6. Joseph H. Ball (R-MN)
7. Chapman Revercomb (R-WV)
8. Edward V. Robertson (R-WY)

Change in composition

Before the elections

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38 Ran	D37 Ran	D36 Ran	D35 Ran	D34 Ran	D33 Ran	D32 Ran	D31	D30	D29
D39 Ran	D40 Ran	D41 Ran	D42 Ran	D43 Ran	D44 Retired	D45 Retired	R51 Retired	R50 Retired	R49 Retired
Majority →
R39 Ran	R40 Ran	R41 Ran	R42 Ran	R43 Ran	R44 Ran	R45 Ran	R46 Ran	R47 Retired	R48 Retired
R38 Ran	R37 Ran	R36 Ran	R35 Ran	R34 Ran	R33	R32	R31	R30	R29
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Election results

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38 Re-elected	D37 Re-elected	D36 Re-elected	D35 Re-elected	D34 Re-elected	D33 Re-elected	D32 Re-elected	D31	D30	D29
D39 Re-elected	D40 Re-elected	D41 Re-elected	D42 Hold	D43 Hold	D44 Hold	D45 Hold	D46 Gain	D47 Gain	D48 Gain
Majority →									D49 Gain
R39 Hold	R40 Hold	R41 Hold	R42 Hold	D54 Gain	D53 Gain	D52 Gain	D51 Gain	D50 Gain
R38 Re-elected	R37 Re-elected	R36 Re-elected	R35 Re-elected	R34 Re-elected	R33	R32	R31	R30	R29
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Key:	D# Democratic R# Republican

Race summaries

Special elections during the 80th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1948 or before January 3, 1949; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Louisiana (Class 3)	William C. Feazel	Democratic	1948 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. Winner elected November 2, 1948. Democratic hold.	Y Russell B. Long (Democratic) 74.9% Clem S. Clarke (Republican) 25.1%
North Carolina (Class 2)	William B. Umstead	Democratic	1946 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. Winner elected November 2, 1948. Democratic hold.	Y J. Melville Broughton (Democratic) 70.7% John A. Wilkinson (Republican) 28.8% William T. Brown (Progressive) 0.5%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1949; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	John Sparkman	Democratic	1946 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Sparkman (Democratic) 84.0% Paul G. Parsons (Republican) 16.0%
Arkansas	John L. McClellan	Democratic	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John L. McClellan (Democratic) 93.3% R. Walter Tucker (Independent) 6.7%
Colorado	Edwin C. Johnson	Democratic	1936 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edwin C. Johnson (Democratic) 66.8% Will Nicholson (Republican) 32.4%
Delaware	C. Douglass Buck	Republican	1942	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y J. Allen Frear Jr. (Democratic) 50.9% C. Douglass Buck (Republican) 48.3%
Georgia	Richard Russell Jr.	Democratic	1932 (Special) 1936 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Russell Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	Henry Dworshak	Republican	1946 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Bert H. Miller (Democratic) 50.0% Henry Dworshak (Republican) 48.5%
Illinois	Charles W. Brooks	Republican	1940 (Special) 1942	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Paul Douglas (Democratic) 55.1% Charles W. Brooks (Republican) 44.6%
Iowa	George A. Wilson	Republican	1942	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Guy Gillette (Democratic) 57.8% George A. Wilson (Republican) 41.6%
Kansas	Arthur Capper	Republican	1918 1924 1930 1936 1942	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Republican) 54.9% George McGill (Democratic) 42.7%
Kentucky	John Sherman Cooper	Republican	1946 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Virgil Chapman (Democratic) 51.4% John Sherman Cooper (Republican) 48.3%
Louisiana	Allen J. Ellender	Democratic	1936 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) Unopposed
Maine	Wallace H. White Jr.	Republican	1930 1936 1942	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Margaret Chase Smith (Republican) 71.3% Adrian H. Scolten (Democratic) 28.7%
Massachusetts	Leverett Saltonstall	Republican	1944 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) 53.0% John I. Fitzgerald (Democratic) 46.4%
Michigan	Homer S. Ferguson	Republican	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Homer S. Ferguson (Republican) 50.7% Frank Eugene Hook (Democratic) 48.5%
Minnesota	Joseph H. Ball	Republican	1940 (Appointed) 1942 (Retired) 1942	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Hubert Humphrey (Democratic) 59.9% Joseph H. Ball (Republican) 39.7%
Mississippi	James Eastland	Democratic	1941 (Appointed) 1941 (Retired) 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James Eastland (Democratic) Unopposed
Montana	James E. Murray	Democratic	1934 (Special) 1936 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y James E. Murray (Democratic) 56.7% Tom J. Davis (Republican) 42.7%
Nebraska	Kenneth S. Wherry	Republican	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Kenneth S. Wherry (Republican) 56.7% Terry Carpenter (Democratic) 43.3%
New Hampshire	Styles Bridges	Republican	1936 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Styles Bridges (Republican) 58.1% Alfred E. Fortin (Democratic) 41.2%
New Jersey	Albert W. Hawkes	Republican	1942	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Robert C. Hendrickson (Republican) 50.0% Archibald S. Alexander (Democratic) 47.3%
New Mexico	Carl Hatch	Democratic	1933 (Appointed) 1934 (Special) 1936 1942	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	Y Clinton Anderson (Democratic) 57.2% Patrick J. Hurley (Republican) 42.4%
North Carolina	William B. Umstead	Democratic	1946 (Appointed)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	Y J. Melville Broughton (Democratic) 70.7% John A. Wilkinson (Republican) 28.8%
Oklahoma	Edward H. Moore	Republican	1942	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Robert S. Kerr (Democratic) 62.3% Ross Rizley (Republican) 37.4%
Oregon	Guy Cordon	Republican	1944 (Appointed) 1944 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Guy Cordon (Republican) 60.0% Manley J. Wilson (Democratic) 40.0%
Rhode Island	Theodore F. Green	Democratic	1936 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Theodore F. Green (Democratic) 59.3% Thomas P. Hazard (Republican) 40.7%
South Carolina	Burnet R. Maybank	Democratic	1941 (Special) 1942	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Burnet R. Maybank (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	Vera C. Bushfield	Republican	1948 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned December 26, 1948 and winner appointed December 31, 1948 to finish the term.	Y Karl E. Mundt (Republican) 59.3% John A. Engel (Democratic) 40.7%
Tennessee	Tom Stewart	Democratic	1938 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-nomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	Y Estes Kefauver (Democratic) 65.3% B. Carroll Reece (Republican) 33.5%
Texas	W. Lee O'Daniel	Democratic	1941 (Special) 1942	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	Y Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 66.2% Homa J. Porter (Republican) 32.9% Samuel N. Morris (Prohibition) 0.8%
Virginia	Absalom Willis Robertson	Democratic	1946 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Absalom Willis Robertson (Democratic) 65.6% Robert H. Woods (Republican) 30.8%
West Virginia	Chapman Revercomb	Republican	1942	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 57.0% Chapman Revercomb (Republican) 43.0%
Wyoming	Edward V. Robertson	Republican	1942	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y Lester C. Hunt (Democratic) 57.1% Edward V. Robertson (Republican) 42.9%

Alabama

See also: List of United States senators from Alabama and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

Alabama election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Sparkman (Incumbent)	185,534	84.00%
	Republican	Paul G. Parsons	35,341	16.00%
Majority			150,193	68.00%
Turnout			220,875
	Democratic hold

Arkansas

See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

Arkansas election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. McClellan (Incumbent)	216,401	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Colorado

See also: List of United States senators from Colorado and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

Colorado election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Johnson	340,719	66.79%
	Republican	Will Nicholson	165,069	32.36%
	Progressive	Joe Gurule	2,981	0.58%
	Socialist	Carle Whithead	1,352	0.27%
Majority			175,650	34.43%
Turnout			510,121
	Democratic hold

Delaware

See also: List of United States senators from Delaware and 1948 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

Delaware election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Allen Frear Jr.	71,888	50.85%
	Republican	C. Douglass Buck (incumbent)	68,246	48.28%
Majority			3,642	2.57%
Turnout			141,362
	Democratic gain from Republican

Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

Georgia election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Jr. (Incumbent)	362,104	99.89%
	Write-In	Larkin Marshall	388	0.11%
	Write-In	Ellis Arnall	9	0.00%
	Write-In	Roy Harris	2	0.00%
	Write-In	Harry Sommers	1	0.00%
Majority			361,716	99.78%
Turnout			362,504
	Democratic hold

Idaho

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

Idaho election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bert H. Miller	107,000	49.96%
	Republican	Henry Dworshak (Incumbent)	103,868	48.49%
	Progressive	John Derr	3,154	1.47%
	Socialist	Paul Wengert	166	0.08%
Majority			3,132	1.47%
Turnout			214,188
	Democratic gain from Republican

Illinois

Illinois election

Nominee Paul Douglas Charles W. Brooks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,147,754 1,740,026 Percentage 55.07% 44.61%

U.S. senator before election Charles W. Brooks Republican Elected U.S. senator Paul Douglas Democratic

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

Illinois election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Douglas	2,147,754	55.07%
	Republican	Charles W. Brooks (Incumbent)	1,740,026	44.61%
	Prohibition	Enoch A. Holtwick	9,784	0.25%
	Socialist Labor	Frank Schnur	2,693	0.07%
	None	Write-In	28	0.00%
Majority			407,728	10.46%
Turnout			3,900,285
	Democratic gain from Republican

Iowa

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

Iowa election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guy Gillette	578,226	57.80%
	Republican	George A. Wilson (Incumbent)	415,778	41.56%
	Progressive	Seymour Pitcher	3,387	0.34%
	Prohibition	Z. Everett Kellum	2,580	0.26%
	Socialist	Hugo Bockewitz	441	0.04%
Majority			162,448	16.24%
Turnout			1,000,412
	Democratic gain from Republican

Kansas

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

Kansas election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	393,412	54.92%
	Democratic	George McGill	305,987	42.72%
	Prohibition	C. Floyd Hester	16,943	2.37%
Majority			87,425	12.20%
Turnout			716,342
	Republican hold

Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Kentucky election[3]

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%
	Write-In	John Y. Brown	26	0.00%
	Write-In	O. G. Gaines	1	0.00%
Majority			24,480	3.08%
Turnout			794,469
	Democratic gain from Republican

Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

Louisiana (Regular)

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Louisiana

Louisiana election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender (Incumbent)	330,115	100.00%
	Independent	Maurice Eugene Clark	9	0.00%
Majority			330,106	100.00%
Turnout			330,124
	Democratic hold

Louisiana (Special)

1948 United States Senate special election in Louisiana[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long	306,336	74.96%
	Republican	Clem S. Clarke	102,331	25.04%
Majority			204,005	49.92%
Turnout			408,667
	Democratic hold

Maine

See also: List of United States senators from Maine and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

Maine election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Margaret Chase Smith (Incumbent)	159,182	71.30%
	Democratic	Adrian H. Scolten	64,074	28.70%
Majority			95,108	42.60%
Turnout			223,256
	Republican hold

Massachusetts

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leverett Saltonstall (Incumbent)	1,088,475	52.95%
	Democratic	John I. Fitzgerald	954,398	46.42%
	Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	9,266	0.45%
	Prohibition	E. Tallmadge Root	3,652	0.18%
	None	Scattering	7	0.00%
Majority			134,077	6.53%
Turnout			2,055,798
	Republican hold

Michigan

See also: List of United States senators from Michigan and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

Michigan election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Homer S. Ferguson (Incumbent)	1,045,156	50.68%
	Democratic	Frank E. Hook	1,000,329	48.51%
	Prohibition	Harold A. Lindahl	12,146	0.59%
	Socialist	Michael Magee	2,160	0.10%
	Socialist Labor	Theos S. Grove	1,418	0.07%
	Socialist Workers	Genora Dollinger	882	0.04%
	None	Scattering	2.57%	0.00%
Majority			44,827	2.17%
Turnout			2,062,093
	Republican hold

Minnesota

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Minnesota

See also: List of United States senators from Minnesota and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

Minnesota election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hubert Humphrey	729,494	59.78%
	Republican	Joseph H. Ball (Incumbent)	485,801	39.81%
	Socialist Workers	Vincent R. Dunne	4,951	0.41%
	None	Scattering	41.56%	0.00%
Majority			243,693	19.97%
Turnout			1,220,250
	Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

Mississippi

See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

Mississippi election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Eastland (Incumbent)	151,478	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Montana

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Montana

See also: List of United States senators from Montana and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana

Incumbent United States Senator James E. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in 1934 and was re-elected in 1936 and 1942, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary, he faced Tom J. Davis, an attorney and the Republican nominee, in the general election. Following a narrow re-election in 1936, Murray significantly expanded his margin of victory and comfortably won re-election over Davis, winning his fourth term and his third full term in the Senate.

1948 United States Senate election in Montana[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James E. Murray (Incumbent)	125,193	56.65%
	Republican	Tom J. Davis	94,458	42.74%
	Prohibition	C. S. Hanna	1,352	0.61%
Majority			30,735	13.91%
Turnout			221,003
	Democratic hold

Nebraska

See also: List of United States senators from Nebraska and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

Nebraska election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth S. Wherry (Incumbent)	267,575	56.70%
	Democratic	Terry Carpenter	204,320	43.30%
Majority			63,255	13.40%
Turnout			471,895
	Republican hold

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

New Hampshire election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (Incumbent)	129,600	58.14%
	Democratic	Alfred E. Fortin	91,760	41.17%
	Progressive	John G. Rideout	1,538	0.69%
Majority			37,840	16.97%
Turnout			222,898
	Republican hold

New Jersey

See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

New Jersey election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Hendrickson	934,720	49.99%
	Democratic	Archibald S. Alexander	884,414	47.30%
	Progressive	James Imbrie	22,658	1.21%
	Socialist	Rubye Smith	11,450	0.61%
	Socialist Workers	George Breitman	8,076	0.43%
	Prohibition	George W. Rideout	4,656	0.25%
	Socialist Labor	George E. Bopp	3,908	0.21%
Majority			50,306	2.69%
Turnout			1,869,882
	Republican hold

New Mexico

See also: List of United States senators from New Mexico and 1948 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

New Mexico election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Presba Anderson (Incumbent)	108,269	57.44%
	Republican	Patrick J. Hurley	80,226	42.56%
Majority			28,043	13.88%
Turnout			188,495
	Democratic hold

North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

North Carolina (Regular)

North Carolina election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Melville Broughton (Incumbent)	540,762	70.73%
	Republican	John A. Wilkinson	220,307	28.81%
	Progressive	William T. Brown	3,490	0.46%
Majority			320,455	51.92%
Turnout			764,559
	Democratic hold

North Carolina (Special)

1948 United States Senate special election in North Carolina[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Melville Broughton (Incumbent)	534,917	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Oklahoma

See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

Oklahoma election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert S. Kerr	441,654	62.30%
	Republican	Ross Rizley	265,169	37.40%
	Independent	W. O. Pratt	2,108	0.30%
Majority			176,485	24.90%
Turnout			708,931
	Democratic gain from Republican

Oregon

See also: List of United States senators from Oregon and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

Oregon election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy Cordon	299,295	60.03%
	Democratic	Manley J. Wilson	199,275	39.97%
Majority			100,020	20.06%
Turnout			498,570
	Republican hold

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

Rhode Island election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore F. Green (Incumbent)	190,158	59.35%
	Republican	Thomas P. Hazard	130,262	40.65%
Majority			59,896	18.70%
Turnout			320,420
	Democratic hold

South Carolina

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

Senator Burnet R. Maybank was opposed in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan Dorn and three other candidates. Maybank obtained over 50% in the primary election on August 10 to avoid a runoff election.

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Burnet R. Maybank	161,608	51.5
W.J. Bryan Dorn	76,749	24.4
Neville Bennett	43,068	13.7
Alan Johnstone	17,689	5.6
Marcus A. Stone	14,904	4.8

Since the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Democratic Party dominated the politics of South Carolina and its statewide candidates were never seriously challenged. Maybank did not campaign for the general election as there was no chance of defeat.

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1948

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Burnet R. Maybank (Incumbent)	135,998	96.45%
	Republican	J. Bates Gerald	5,008	3.55%
Majority			130,990	1
Turnout			141,006
	Democratic hold

  65+% won by Maybank

South Dakota

See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota

South Dakota election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karl E. Mundt (Incumbent)	144,084	59.33%
	Democratic	John A. Engel	98,749	40.67%
Majority			45,335	18.66%
Turnout			242,833
	Republican hold

Tennessee

See also: List of United States senators from Tennessee and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

Tennessee election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Estes Kefauver	326,142	65.33%
	Republican	B. Carroll Reece	166,947	33.44%
	Independent	John Randolph Neal Jr.	6,103	1.22%
	None	Scattering	26	0.01%
Majority			159,195	31.89%
Turnout			499,218
	Democratic hold

Texas

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Texas

See also: List of United States senators from Texas and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

Texas election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon Johnson	702,985	66.22%
	Republican	Jack Porter	349,665	32.94%
	Prohibition	Samuel N. Morris	8,913	0.84%
Majority			353,320	33.28%
Turnout			1,061,563
	Democratic hold

Virginia

Main article: 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia

See also: List of United States senators from Virginia and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

Incumbent Democratic Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Republican Robert H. Woods and was re-elected to his first full term in office.

1948 United States Senate election in Virginia[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Absalom Willis Robertson (Incumbent)	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

West Virginia

See also: List of United States senators from West Virginia and 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

West Virginia election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew M. Neely	435,354	56.99%
	Republican	Chapman Revercomb (Incumbent)	328,534	43.01%
Majority			106,810	13.98%
Turnout			763,888
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wyoming

See also: List of United States senators from Wyoming and 1948 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Wyoming election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lester C. Hunt	57,953	57.11%
	Republican	Edward V. Robertson (Incumbent)	43,527	42.89%
Majority			14,426	14.22%
Turnout			101,480
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• United States elections, 1948
  • 1948 United States presidential election
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1948
• 80th United States Congress
• 81st United States Congress

References

1. William S. White (November 4, 1948). "SWEEP IN CONGRESS – Democrats Obtain 54-42 Margin in Senate by Winning 9 G.O.P. Seats". New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
2. "Truman Sweep". New York Times. November 7, 1948. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

Further reading

• Hartley, Robert E. Battleground 1948: Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the Most Surprising Election in Illinois History (Southern Illinois University Press; 2013)