1948 United States Senate election in Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia Virginia presidential 1931 no 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia 1946 (special) 1954 United States Senate election in Virginia 1954 November 2, 1948 file:Absalom Robertson.png 150x150px Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic Party (United States) 253,865 65.74% 3x4.svg Robert H. Woods Republican Party (United States) 118,546 30.70% 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsRobertson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Woods: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Senator Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic Party (US) Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic Party (US) The 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Republican Robert H. Woods and was re-elected to his first full term in office. Results United States Senate election in Virginia, 1948Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 42 Democratic Party (United States) Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) 253,865 65.74% -2.41% Republican Party (United States) Robert H. Woods 118,546 30.70% +1.68% Independent (politician) Howard Carwile 6,788 1.76% Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Virginia Foster Durr 5,347 1.38% +1.38% Socialist Party of America Clarke T. Robb 1,627 0.42% -2.40% Write-ins 5 <0.01% 135,319 35.04% -4.09% 386,168 Democratic Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949 References Virginia 1948 Category:1948 Virginia elections