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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in Kentucky

Virgil Chapman (Democrat) beat John Sherman Cooper (Republican) in Kentucky in 1948, 51.4% to 48.3%, a margin of 3.1 points and 24,480 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Happy Chandler won.

Democrats led in 72 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 48. The largest, Jefferson, cast 140,147 votes and went to the Republican by 13.8 points. The closest was Larue, where 3 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virgil Chapman won Democratic 408,256 51.4%
John Sherman Cooper Republican 383,776 48.3%
All other candidates 2,409 0.3%
Total794,441

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 59,874 42.7% 79,218 56.5% 1,055 140,147 R+13.8
Kenton 16,752 57.2% 12,443 42.5% 94 29,289 D+14.7
Campbell 11,454 46.7% 12,964 52.9% 107 24,525 R+6.2
Fayette 11,801 48.1% 12,525 51.1% 196 24,522 R+3.0
Pike 10,103 53.7% 8,690 46.2% 35 18,828 D+7.5
Boyd 8,112 53.1% 7,129 46.7% 28 15,269 D+6.4
McCracken 9,783 69.8% 4,167 29.7% 63 14,013 D+40.1
Daviess 7,813 58.7% 5,475 41.2% 15 13,303 D+17.6
Harlan 6,231 47.8% 6,784 52.0% 27 13,042 R+4.2
Pulaski 2,799 24.2% 8,738 75.6% 16 11,553 R+51.4
Floyd 6,703 59.3% 4,553 40.3% 39 11,295 D+19.0
Warren 6,075 56.9% 4,590 43.0% 11 10,676 D+13.9
Madison 4,864 48.8% 5,088 51.1% 14 9,966 R+2.2
Graves 8,006 82.1% 1,742 17.9% 6 9,754 D+64.2
Bell 4,115 43.4% 5,344 56.4% 14 9,473 R+13.0
Perry 4,506 49.3% 4,610 50.4% 31 9,147 R+1.1
Christian 5,251 57.5% 3,862 42.3% 15 9,128 D+15.2
Hopkins 5,763 65.3% 3,043 34.5% 19 8,825 D+30.8
Franklin 5,962 69.3% 2,629 30.6% 8 8,599 D+38.8
Whitley 2,322 28.6% 5,781 71.2% 18 8,121 R+42.6
Letcher 3,757 47.3% 4,175 52.5% 15 7,947 R+5.3
Muhlenberg 3,860 50.2% 3,810 49.6% 15 7,685 D+0.7
Henderson 5,021 69.5% 2,170 30.1% 29 7,220 D+39.5
Greenup 3,926 54.9% 3,202 44.8% 21 7,149 D+10.1
Knox 2,061 30.2% 4,748 69.7% 5 6,814 R+39.4
Barren 3,656 56.3% 2,834 43.7% 2 6,492 D+12.7
Hardin 3,323 53.3% 2,913 46.7% 2 6,238 D+6.6
Carter 2,646 42.9% 3,517 57.0% 9 6,172 R+14.1
Laurel 1,917 31.2% 4,209 68.6% 10 6,136 R+37.4
Mason 3,299 54.1% 2,791 45.8% 8 6,098 D+8.3
Johnson 1,845 30.5% 4,192 69.3% 15 6,052 R+38.8
Ohio 2,413 41.0% 3,459 58.8% 12 5,884 R+17.8
Logan 4,156 72.7% 1,552 27.1% 11 5,719 D+45.5
Shelby 3,299 60.7% 2,131 39.2% 4 5,434 D+21.5
Lincoln 2,396 44.4% 2,995 55.5% 10 5,401 R+11.1
Calloway 4,397 82.2% 947 17.7% 2 5,346 D+64.5
Boyle 2,877 54.8% 2,364 45.1% 6 5,247 D+9.8
Bourbon 3,465 66.3% 1,757 33.6% 5 5,227 D+32.7
Nelson 3,096 59.8% 2,073 40.1% 4 5,173 D+19.8
Knott 3,962 78.0% 1,116 22.0% 5,078 D+56.0
Breckinridge 2,326 46.5% 2,672 53.4% 6 5,004 R+6.9
Grayson 1,954 39.5% 2,987 60.4% 3 4,944 R+20.9
Adair 1,843 37.3% 3,094 62.6% 2 4,939 R+25.3
Casey 1,324 27.2% 3,525 72.5% 15 4,864 R+45.3
Scott 3,239 66.9% 1,594 32.9% 7 4,840 D+34.0
Clark 3,073 63.9% 1,731 36.0% 2 4,806 D+27.9
Hart 2,245 47.2% 2,506 52.7% 4 4,755 R+5.5
Fleming 2,466 52.5% 2,218 47.2% 11 4,695 D+5.3
Harrison 3,243 69.4% 1,429 30.6% 2 4,674 D+38.8
Henry 3,225 71.4% 1,288 28.5% 1 4,514 D+42.9
Taylor 2,223 49.3% 2,280 50.5% 10 4,513 R+1.3
Wayne 1,788 40.1% 2,655 59.5% 19 4,462 R+19.4
Rockcastle 1,110 24.9% 3,340 75.1% 4,450 R+50.1
Lawrence 2,171 49.4% 2,214 50.4% 10 4,395 R+1.0
Clay 1,121 25.5% 3,254 74.1% 14 4,389 R+48.6
Webster 3,057 71.5% 1,213 28.4% 4 4,274 D+43.1
Morgan 3,135 73.5% 1,127 26.4% 6 4,268 D+47.0
Mercer 2,373 55.7% 1,881 44.2% 4 4,258 D+11.6
Union 3,140 75.3% 1,022 24.5% 6 4,168 D+50.8
Breathitt 3,071 74.0% 1,076 25.9% 1 4,148 D+48.1
Magoffin 2,062 50.2% 2,042 49.8% 4,104 D+0.5
Marion 2,506 61.5% 1,565 38.4% 6 4,077 D+23.1
Lewis 1,299 32.3% 2,717 67.5% 7 4,023 R+35.2
Estill 1,740 43.9% 2,211 55.8% 9 3,960 R+11.9
Washington 1,903 48.7% 2,003 51.2% 5 3,911 R+2.6
Caldwell 2,003 51.9% 1,847 47.9% 6 3,856 D+4.0
Allen 1,499 39.1% 2,333 60.8% 6 3,838 R+21.7
Monroe 1,082 28.2% 2,747 71.7% 3 3,832 R+43.4
Montgomery 2,478 64.7% 1,344 35.1% 7 3,829 D+29.6
Green 1,464 38.6% 2,324 61.2% 7 3,795 R+22.7
Jessamine 2,183 57.7% 1,595 42.1% 8 3,786 D+15.5
McCreary 663 17.6% 3,096 82.0% 16 3,775 R+64.5
Grant 2,375 64.4% 1,307 35.4% 7 3,689 D+29.0
Todd 2,745 74.5% 929 25.2% 13 3,687 D+49.3
Garrard 1,601 44.2% 2,011 55.6% 7 3,619 R+11.3
Russell 1,023 28.8% 2,523 71.2% 3,546 R+42.3
Butler 960 27.4% 2,542 72.5% 6 3,508 R+45.1
Rowan 1,869 53.4% 1,624 46.4% 4 3,497 D+7.0
Marshall 2,598 74.4% 892 25.6% 1 3,491 D+48.9
Owen 2,739 78.8% 734 21.1% 4 3,477 D+57.7
Woodford 2,006 58.0% 1,451 41.9% 3 3,460 D+16.0
Bath 2,071 60.0% 1,383 40.0% 3,454 D+19.9
Boone 2,114 61.8% 1,300 38.0% 5 3,419 D+23.8
Crittenden 1,374 40.8% 1,987 59.0% 6 3,367 R+18.2
Simpson 2,516 74.7% 849 25.2% 1 3,366 D+49.5
Pendleton 1,816 54.9% 1,483 44.8% 10 3,309 D+10.1
Metcalfe 1,543 47.4% 1,700 52.3% 10 3,253 R+4.8
Carroll 2,299 71.2% 929 28.8% 2 3,230 D+42.4
Trigg 2,301 71.5% 916 28.5% 2 3,219 D+43.0
McLean 1,994 62.9% 1,173 37.0% 4 3,171 D+25.9
Jackson 385 12.2% 2,764 87.4% 12 3,161 R+75.3
Anderson 1,949 63.6% 1,113 36.3% 1 3,063 D+27.3
Larue 1,515 49.8% 1,518 49.9% 10 3,043 R+0.1
Bracken 1,665 54.9% 1,366 45.1% 1 3,032 D+9.9
Ballard 2,464 81.9% 542 18.0% 1 3,007 D+63.9
Clinton 519 17.3% 2,478 82.6% 3 3,000 R+65.3
Leslie 548 18.5% 2,403 81.1% 12 2,963 R+62.6
Edmonson 920 31.6% 1,987 68.2% 8 2,915 R+36.6
Fulton 2,379 82.4% 506 17.5% 2 2,887 D+64.9
Oldham 1,524 55.4% 1,221 44.4% 4 2,749 D+11.0
Cumberland 695 25.9% 1,987 74.1% 1 2,683 R+48.2
Nicholas 1,777 66.5% 895 33.5% 2 2,674 D+33.0
Meade 1,698 64.8% 919 35.0% 5 2,622 D+29.7
Martin 780 30.6% 1,762 69.0% 11 2,553 R+38.5
Wolfe 1,719 67.4% 833 32.6% 2,552 D+34.7
Hickman 1,891 78.5% 514 21.3% 3 2,408 D+57.2
Elliott 1,951 81.1% 450 18.7% 6 2,407 D+62.4
Bullitt 1,476 64.5% 808 35.3% 6 2,290 D+29.2
Lee 969 42.6% 1,300 57.2% 4 2,273 R+14.6
Livingston 1,484 67.0% 729 32.9% 1 2,214 D+34.1
Hancock 1,034 49.1% 1,067 50.7% 5 2,106 R+1.6
Owsley 382 18.3% 1,711 81.7% 2,093 R+63.5
Carlisle 1,769 84.9% 312 15.0% 2 2,083 D+69.9
Lyon 1,404 69.1% 615 30.3% 13 2,032 D+38.8
Trimble 1,585 84.0% 302 16.0% 1 1,888 D+68.0
Spencer 1,161 66.4% 586 33.5% 2 1,749 D+32.9
Gallatin 1,274 75.8% 407 24.2% 1,681 D+51.6
Powell 933 56.0% 729 43.8% 3 1,665 D+12.3
Menifee 1,034 69.5% 453 30.4% 1 1,488 D+39.0
Robertson 758 59.9% 506 40.0% 1 1,265 D+19.9

Counties as they stood in 1948; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Rand Paul (R) R+23.6
2020 Mitch McConnell (R) R+19.5
2016 Rand Paul (R) R+14.5
2014 Mich McConnell (R) R+15.5
2010 Rand Paul (R) R+11.5
2008 Mitch McConnell (R) R+5.9
2004 Jim Bunning (R) R+1.3
2002 Mitch McConnell (R) R+29.4
1998 Jim Bunning (R) R+0.6
1996 Mitch McConnell (R) R+12.6
1992 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+27.1
1990 Mitch McConnell (R) R+4.4
1986 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+48.8
1984 Mitch McConnell (R) R+0.4
1980 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+30.3
1978 Walter D. Huddleston (D) D+24.1
1974 Wendell Ford (D) D+9.4
1972 Walter D. Huddleston (D) D+3.3
1968 Marlow W. Cook (R) R+3.7
1966 John Sherman Cooper (R) R+29.1
1962 Thruston B. Morton (R) R+5.5
1960 John Sherman Cooper (R) R+18.4
1956 Thruston B. Morton (R) R+0.7
1954 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+8.9
1950 Earle C. Clements (D) D+9.1
1948 Virgil Chapman (D) D+3.1
1944 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+9.9
1942 Happy Chandler (D) D+10.7
1938 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+24.1
1936 Marvel M. Logan (D) D+19.0
1932 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+18.6
1930 Marvel M. Logan (D) D+4.3
1926 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+3.7
1924 Frederic M. Sackett (R) R+3.1
1920 Richard P. Ernst (R) R+0.6
1918 Augustus Owsley Stanley (D) D+1.5
1914 John C.W. Beckham (D) D+9.4