Election Name: | 1942 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Country: | Virginia |
Flag Year: | 1931 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1936 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Previous Year: | 1936 |
Next Election: | 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia |
Next Year: | 1946 (special) |
Election Date: | November 3, 1942 |
Nominee1: | Carter Glass |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 79,421 |
Percentage1: | 91.08% |
Nominee2: | Lawrence S. Wilkes |
Party2: | Socialist Party of America |
Popular Vote2: | 5,690 |
Percentage2: | 6.53% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Carter Glass |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Carter Glass |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1942 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator Carter Glass defeated Socialist Lawrence S. Wilkes and was elected to his fifth term in office.