Election Name: | 1948 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Country: | Nebraska |
Flag Year: | 1925 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1942 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Previous Year: | 1942 |
Next Election: | 1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska |
Next Year: | 1952 (special) |
Election Date: | November 2, 1948 |
Image1: | Ken Wherry crop.jpg |
Nominee1: | Kenneth S. Wherry |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 267,575 |
Percentage1: | 56.67% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 204,320 |
Percentage2: | 43.27% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1948 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1948. Senate Majority Whip Kenneth S. Wherry was re-elected to a second term, defeating former Representative Terry Carpenter. He won by a larger margin than 1942, due to the absence of a third party candidate. Wherry overperformed Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey by 2.55%, who won the state with 54.15% in the presidential election.