1946 United States Senate election in Virginia

none 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia March 2026 March 2013 1946 United States Senate election in Virginia Virginia 1931 presidential 1940 United States Senate election in Virginia 1940 1952 United States Senate election in Virginia 1952 November 5, 1946 Harry F. Byrd (cropped).jpg Harry F. Byrd Sr. Democratic Party (US) 163,960 64.84% 3x4.svg Lester S. Parsons Republican Party (US) 77,005 30.45% 1946 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsByrd: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 90–100%Parsons: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. Democratic Party (US) Harry F. Byrd Sr. Democratic Party (US) The 1946 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd was re-elected to a fourth term after defeating Republican Lester S. Parsons. The first Virginia primary for United States Senate was held on August 6. Byrd defeated challenger Martin A. Hutchinson. Democratic primary Candidates Harry F. Byrd, incumbent Senator since 1933 Martin A. Hutchinson Results 1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://historical.elections.virginia.gov/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/79405/Election/ Statement of the Vote for Members of Congress and United States Senator Richmond 1946 Division of Purchase and Printing Democratic Party (US) Harry F. Byrd (incumbent) 141,923 63.49% Democratic Party (US) Martin A. Hutchinson 81,605 36.51% 223,528 100.00% General election Candidates Thomas E. Boorde (Prohibition) Alice Burke (Communist) Harry F. Byrd, incumbent Senator since 1933 (Democratic) Howard Carwile, Richmond trial lawyer and government watchdog (Independent) Lester S. Parsons (Republican) Clarke T. Robb (Socialist) Results United States Senate election in Virginia, 1946https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 Graf William 1947-02-01 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20220322003330/https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf 2022-03-22 live Democratic Party (United States) Harry F. Byrd, Sr. (inc.) 163,960 64.84% -28.48% Republican Party (United States) Lester S. Parsons 77,005 30.45% +30.45% Independent (politician) Howard Carwile 5,189 2.05% Communist Party USA Alice Burke 3,318 1.31% -1.50% Prohibition Party Thomas E. Boorde 1,764 0.70% +0.70% Socialist Party of America Clarke T. Robb 1,592 0.63% +0.63% Write-ins 35 0.01% -0.06% 86,955 34.39% -55.14% 252,863 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1946 United States Senate elections References Virginia 1946 United States Senate