1946 United States Senate election in Virginia
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Elections in Virginia |
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. was re-elected to a third term after defeating Republican Lester S. Parsons.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Harry F. Byrd, Sr. (inc.) | 163,960 | 64.84% | −28.48% | |
Republican | Lester S. Parsons | 77,005 | 30.45% | +30.45% | |
Independent | Howard Carwile | 5,189 | 2.05% | ||
Communist | Alice Burke | 3,318 | 1.31% | −1.50% | |
Prohibition | Thomas E. Boorde | 1,764 | 0.70% | +0.70% | |
Socialist | Clarke T. Robb | 1,592 | 0.63% | +0.63% | |
Write-ins | 35 | 0.01% | −0.06% | ||
Majority | 86,955 | 34.39% | −55.14% | ||
Turnout | 252,863 | ||||
Democratic hold |