1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1946 United States Senate special election in Kentucky 1946 (special) 1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky 1952 (special) November 2, 1948 150x150px File:Senator Virgil Chapman (1895-1951).jpg Virgil Chapman Democratic Party (United States) 408,256 51.39% File:John Sherman Cooper.jpg John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) 383,776 48.31% 1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsChapman: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Cooper: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper Republican Party (United States) Virgil Chapman Democratic Party (United States) 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. Democratic primary Candidates Virgil Chapman, incumbent U.S. Representative John Y. Brown, Sr., member of the Kentucky House of Representatives D. E. McQueary Milton Whiteworth Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by county #7996E2 Chapman #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #0D0596 90%–100% #51C2C2 Brown #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #009696 70%–80% #008080 80%–90% #BDBDBD Other #969696 60%–70% Democratic primary resultshttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022695301?urlappend=%3Bseq=66%3Bownerid=13510798885884700-76 Kentucky Votes 1 56–57 Jewell Malcolm E. 1963 University Press of Kentucky 2025-05-05 Virgil Chapman Democratic Party (United States) 102860 50.06 John Y. Brown, Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 90740 44.16 Milton Whiteworth Democratic Party (United States) 10852 5.28 D. E. McQueary Democratic Party (United States) 1010 0.49 205462 100.00 General election Candidates 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 1948 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1949 Democratic Party (US) Virgil Chapman 408,256 51.39% Republican Party (US) John Sherman Cooper (incumbent) 383,776 48.31% Socialist Party USA W. A. Standefur 1,232 0.16% Progressive Party (US, 1948) H. G. Stanfield 924 0.12% Socialist Labor Party of America David R. Cox 254 0.03% Democratic Party (US) John Y. Brown (write-in) 26 0.00% Independent politician O. G. Gaines (write-in) 1 0.00% 794,469 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1948 United States Senate elections Notes References 1948 Kentucky United States Senate