1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1948 1954 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1954 November 4, 1952 150x150px John Sherman Cooper.jpg John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) 494,576 51.51% File:TUnderwood.jpg Thomas R. Underwood Democratic Party (United States) 465,652 48.49% 1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCooper: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Underwood: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Thomas R. Underwood Democratic Party (United States) John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) The 1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky was held on November 4, 1952, to complete the unexpired term of the late Senator Virgil Chapman. Interim Senator Thomas R. Underwood ran to complete the term but was defeated by Republican former Senator John Sherman Cooper. Background Incumbent Senator Virgil Chapman died on March 8, 1951. Governor Lawrence Wetherby appointed Thomas R. Underwood to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election was scheduled for November 4, 1952, concurrent with the general election for president and United States House of Representatives. General election Candidates John Sherman Cooper, U.S. State Department official and former Senator (1946–1949) Thomas R. Underwood, interim U.S. Senator since 1951 Results 1952 U.S. Senate special election in Kentucky http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1953 Republican Party (United States) John Sherman Cooper 494,576 51.51% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas R. Underwood (incumbent) 465,652 48.49% 960,228 100.00% See also 1952 United States Senate elections Notes References 1952 (special) Kentucky United States Senate Kentucky 1952 Kentucky 1952 United States Senate 1952