1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia

none 1946 United States Senate election in Virginia March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia Virginia 1931 presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in Virginia 1942 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia 1948 November 5, 1946 File:Absalom Robertson, 74th Congress.jpg 150x150px A. Willis Robertson Democratic Party (United States) 169,680 68.15% 3x4.svg Robert H. Woods Republican Party (United States) 72,253 29.02% 1946 United States Senate special 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% #0D0596 >90%Woods: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Thomas G. Burch Democratic Party (United States) Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia was held on November 5, 1946 to elect a United States Senator from Virginia to complete the unexpired term of Carter Glass, who died on office on May 28. Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Republican Robert H. Woods. Background Incumbent United States Senator Carter Glass died in office on May 28, 1946. Governor of Virginia William M. Tuck appointed U.S. Representative Thomas G. Burch to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected to complete the remainder of Glass's unexpired term. Burch declined to run in the special election,Democratic Governor Tuck with Democratic Senators Harry F. Byrd and Thomas G. Burch https://encyclopediavirginia.org/1231hpr-bd0e9fbf8b20d34/ 2025-03-18 Encyclopedia Virginia en-US which was scheduled for November 5, concurrent with the general election for Virginia's other United States Senate seat and seats in the United States House of Representatives. General election Candidates A. Willis Robertson, U.S. Representative from Lexington (Democratic) Lawrence S. Wilkes (Socialist) Robert H. Woods (Republican) Results United States Senate special election in Virginia, 1946Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House July 9, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Absalom Willis Robertson 169,680 68.15% -22.93% Republican Party (United States) Robert H. Woods 72,253 29.02% +29.02% Socialist Party of America Lawrence S. Wilkes 7,024 2.82% -3.71% Write-ins 5 <0.01% 97,427 39.13% -45.42% 248,962 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1946 United States Senate elections References Virginia Virginia 1946 1946 Category:1946 Virginia elections Virginia 1966 United States Senate 1966