1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 5, 1946, to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1940 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
Overview
[edit]| United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1946[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 167,919 | 66.15% | 9 | - | |
| Republican | 81,626 | 32.15% | 0 | - | |
| Prohibition | 2,012 | 0.79% | 0 | - | |
| Socialist | 272 | 0.11% | 0 | - | |
| Independents/Write-ins | 2,035 | 0.80% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 253,864 | 100.00% | 9 | - | |
Results
[edit]Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 |
District 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Schuyler Otis Bland (incumbent) | 13,863 | 75.0 | |
| Republican | Walter Johnson | 4,628 | 25.0 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 18,492 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Porter Hardy Jr. (incumbent) | 19,267 | 65.7 | |
| Republican | Sidney H. Kelsey | 10,078 | 34.3 | |
| Total votes | 29,345 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Vaughan Gary (incumbent) | 21,947 | 73.3 | |
| Republican | Earle Lutz | 7,974 | 26.7 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 29,923 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick H. Drewry (incumbent) | 13,636 | 87.1 | |
| Prohibition | Andrew S. Condrey | 2,012 | 12.9 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,650 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas B. Stanley (incumbent) | 17,741 | 73.5 | |
| Republican | William L. Creasy | 6,390 | 26.5 | |
| Total votes | 24,131 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Lindsay Almond (incumbent) | 20,068 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Frank R. Angell | 10,641 | 34.3 | |
| Socialist | Ruby Mae Wilkes | 272 | 0.9 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 30,982 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Burr P. Harrison (incumbent) | 19,535 | 62.3 | |
| Republican | Karl Jenkins | 11,813 | 37.7 | |
| Total votes | 31,348 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howard W. Smith (incumbent) | 21,252 | 62.1 | |
| Republican | Lawrence Michael | 12,950 | 37.9 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 34,205 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John W. Flannagan Jr. (incumbent) | 20,610 | 51.8 | |
| Republican | S. H. Sutherland | 17,152 | 43.1 | |
| Independent | John Albert Goodpasture Jr. | 2,026 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 39,788 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Graf, William (February 1, 1947). Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 (PDF) (Report). Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2022.