1946 United States Senate election in Virginia
November 5, 1946
 
Nominee Harry F. Byrd Sr. Lester S. Parsons
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 163,960 77,005
Percentage 64.84% 30.45%
County and Independent City Results


Byrd:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Parsons:      40-50%

     50-60%
U.S. senator before election

Harry F. Byrd Sr.
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Harry F. Byrd Sr.
Democratic

The 1946 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. was re-elected to a fourth term after defeating Republican Lester S. Parsons.

Results

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1946[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry F. Byrd, Sr. (inc.) 163,960 64.84% -28.48%
Republican Lester S. Parsons 77,005 30.45% +30.45%
Independent Howard Carwile 5,189 2.05%
Communist Alice Burke 3,318 1.31% -1.50%
Prohibition Thomas E. Boorde 1,764 0.70% +0.70%
Socialist Clarke T. Robb 1,592 0.63% +0.63%
Write-ins 35 0.01% -0.06%
Majority 86,955 34.39% -55.14%
Turnout 252,863
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Graf, William (February 1, 1947). Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 (PDF) (Report). Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2022.


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