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1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1946 (special) November 2, 1948 1952 (special) →
 
Nominee Virgil Chapman John Sherman Cooper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 408,256 383,776
Percentage 51.39% 48.31%

County results
Chapman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cooper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

John Sherman Cooper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Virgil Chapman
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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  • 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

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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

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1949). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.