1948 United States Senate election in Virginia
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.
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| Elections in Virginia |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) | 253,865 | 65.74% | -2.41% | |
| Republican | Robert H. Woods | 118,546 | 30.70% | +1.68% | |
| Independent | Howard Carwile | 6,788 | 1.76% | ||
| Progressive | Virginia Foster Durr | 5,347 | 1.38% | +1.38% | |
| Socialist | Clarke T. Robb | 1,627 | 0.42% | -2.40% | |
| Write-ins | 5 | <0.01% | |||
| Majority | 135,319 | 35.04% | -4.09% | ||
| Turnout | 386,168 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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