Election Name: | 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Flag Year: | 1931 |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia |
Previous Year: | 1946 (special) |
Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Next Year: | 1954 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1948 |
Nominee1: | Absalom Willis Robertson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 253,865 |
Percentage1: | 65.74% |
Nominee2: | Robert H. Woods |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 118,546 |
Percentage2: | 30.70% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Absalom Willis Robertson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Absalom Willis Robertson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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.