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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in Virginia

A. Willis Robertson (Democrat) beat Robert H. Woods (Republican) in Virginia in 1948, 65.6% to 30.8%, a margin of 34.8 points and 134,499 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Carter Glass won.

Democrats led in 117 of the 125 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, Richmond, cast 32,773 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.2 points. The closest was Shenandoah, where 21 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
A. Willis Robertson won Democratic 253,865 65.6%
Robert H. Woods Republican 119,366 30.8%
All other candidates 13,784 3.6%
Total387,015

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Richmond 22,152 67.6% 7,995 24.4% 2,626 32,773 D+43.2
Arlington 10,574 55.6% 6,998 36.8% 1,462 19,034 D+18.8
Norfolk 10,781 61.6% 6,114 35.0% 593 17,488 D+26.7
Roanoke 8,109 67.5% 3,671 30.6% 232 12,012 D+36.9
Fairfax 4,437 49.9% 3,771 42.4% 682 8,890 D+7.5
Lee 3,862 49.3% 3,834 49.0% 132 7,828 D+0.4
Alexandria 4,707 60.4% 2,650 34.0% 441 7,798 D+26.4
Wise 4,789 63.8% 2,562 34.1% 160 7,511 D+29.6
Portsmouth 4,845 69.4% 1,972 28.3% 161 6,978 D+41.2
Norfolk (Ext) 5,328 76.5% 1,521 21.8% 116 6,965 D+54.7
Roanoke 4,382 63.4% 2,399 34.7% 126 6,907 D+28.7
Grayson 2,861 45.2% 3,412 53.9% 54 6,327 R+8.7
Scott 2,673 44.8% 3,223 54.0% 76 5,972 R+9.2
Lynchburg 4,804 81.8% 1,019 17.4% 49 5,872 D+64.5
Washington 2,785 52.1% 2,474 46.3% 82 5,341 D+5.8
Rockingham 2,837 55.4% 2,217 43.3% 66 5,120 D+12.1
Shenandoah 2,520 49.4% 2,541 49.9% 36 5,097 R+0.4
Buchanan 2,652 52.5% 1,977 39.1% 421 5,050 D+13.4
Russell 2,662 52.7% 2,325 46.1% 60 5,047 D+6.7
Pittsylvania 3,858 77.9% 886 17.9% 209 4,953 D+60.0
Dickenson 2,834 58.3% 1,955 40.2% 72 4,861 D+18.1
Danville 3,220 68.1% 1,166 24.6% 345 4,731 D+43.4
Newport News 3,103 65.7% 1,275 27.0% 347 4,725 D+38.7
Smyth 2,046 43.8% 2,556 54.7% 69 4,671 R+10.9
Henrico 3,279 71.5% 1,090 23.8% 218 4,587 D+47.7
Tazewell 2,286 52.3% 1,975 45.2% 111 4,372 D+7.1
Elizabeth City (Ext) 2,911 68.2% 1,138 26.7% 219 4,268 D+41.5
Chesterfield 3,047 73.5% 863 20.8% 234 4,144 D+52.7
Page 2,194 55.6% 1,700 43.1% 53 3,947 D+12.5
Princess Anne (Ext) 2,767 76.5% 819 22.6% 30 3,616 D+53.9
Halifax 3,156 89.7% 261 7.4% 102 3,519 D+82.3
Alleghany 2,289 65.1% 1,147 32.6% 79 3,515 D+32.5
Petersburg 2,788 79.4% 659 18.8% 66 3,513 D+60.6
Carroll 1,218 35.6% 2,141 62.7% 58 3,417 R+27.0
Augusta 2,387 71.0% 956 28.4% 21 3,364 D+42.5
Pulaski 1,920 57.6% 1,371 41.1% 41 3,332 D+16.5
Bedford 2,704 81.5% 569 17.2% 44 3,317 D+64.4
Wythe 1,488 46.1% 1,704 52.8% 38 3,230 R+6.7
Montgomery 1,679 52.1% 1,478 45.8% 68 3,225 D+6.2
Charlottesville 2,016 64.5% 1,017 32.6% 91 3,124 D+32.0
Giles 1,578 50.7% 1,483 47.6% 54 3,115 D+3.0
Loudoun 2,230 73.3% 765 25.1% 49 3,044 D+48.1
Warwick (Ext) 2,209 77.0% 533 18.6% 127 2,869 D+58.4
Accomack 2,205 77.6% 577 20.3% 59 2,841 D+57.3
Staunton 1,980 76.2% 556 21.4% 64 2,600 D+54.8
Nansemond (Ext) 2,035 79.7% 385 15.1% 132 2,552 D+64.7
Mecklenburg 2,163 85.9% 273 10.8% 83 2,519 D+75.0
Campbell 2,082 83.0% 332 13.2% 94 2,508 D+69.8
Fauquier 1,891 77.8% 506 20.8% 35 2,432 D+56.9
Winchester 1,736 71.8% 664 27.5% 18 2,418 D+44.3
Botetourt 1,369 57.3% 991 41.4% 31 2,391 D+15.8
Amherst 2,137 89.5% 196 8.2% 54 2,387 D+81.3
Warren 1,928 80.9% 439 18.4% 15 2,382 D+62.5
Franklin 1,677 71.7% 613 26.2% 49 2,339 D+45.5
Harrisonburg 1,561 67.1% 745 32.0% 22 2,328 D+35.1
Albemarle 1,627 70.5% 616 26.7% 65 2,308 D+43.8
Frederick 1,654 73.1% 597 26.4% 11 2,262 D+46.7
Rockbridge 1,716 76.0% 522 23.1% 21 2,259 D+52.9
Bristol 1,564 69.6% 655 29.2% 27 2,246 D+40.5
Henry 1,448 72.1% 473 23.6% 86 2,007 D+48.6
Southampton 1,629 83.5% 231 11.8% 92 1,952 D+71.6
Suffolk 1,440 74.3% 403 20.8% 95 1,938 D+53.5
Hanover 1,342 69.7% 500 26.0% 84 1,926 D+43.7
Prince William 1,348 71.4% 492 26.1% 48 1,888 D+45.3
Nottoway 1,365 76.6% 368 20.6% 50 1,783 D+55.9
Martinsville 1,249 70.9% 381 21.6% 132 1,762 D+49.3
Waynesboro 1,394 79.2% 348 19.8% 18 1,760 D+59.4
Fredericksburg 1,147 66.3% 511 29.6% 71 1,729 D+36.8
Nelson 1,521 89.6% 161 9.5% 15 1,697 D+80.1
Orange 1,176 70.4% 452 27.0% 43 1,671 D+43.3
Northampton 1,434 87.1% 172 10.4% 41 1,647 D+76.6
Hopewell 1,103 67.5% 397 24.3% 134 1,634 D+43.2
Brunswick 1,435 88.0% 165 10.1% 31 1,631 D+77.9
Culpeper 1,240 77.4% 338 21.1% 24 1,602 D+56.3
Patrick 1,163 73.0% 409 25.7% 21 1,593 D+47.3
Appomattox 1,468 92.2% 114 7.2% 10 1,592 D+85.1
Bland 799 50.6% 761 48.2% 19 1,579 D+2.4
Prince Edward 1,302 83.1% 218 13.9% 47 1,567 D+69.2
Radford 907 58.9% 614 39.8% 20 1,541 D+19.0
Lunenburg 1,185 77.7% 278 18.2% 63 1,526 D+59.4
Floyd 444 29.7% 1,024 68.5% 27 1,495 R+38.8
Isle Of Wight 1,170 78.5% 301 20.2% 20 1,491 D+58.3
Louisa 993 68.1% 422 28.9% 44 1,459 D+39.1
Charlotte 1,246 87.4% 135 9.5% 45 1,426 D+77.9
Stafford 747 53.2% 630 44.8% 28 1,405 D+8.3
Dinwiddie 1,132 84.9% 164 12.3% 38 1,334 D+72.6
Spotsylvania 879 67.8% 354 27.3% 63 1,296 D+40.5
Greensville 972 77.5% 241 19.2% 41 1,254 D+58.3
Clifton Forge 842 67.8% 374 30.1% 25 1,241 D+37.7
Buckingham 995 82.4% 175 14.5% 37 1,207 D+67.9
South Norfolk 883 74.3% 289 24.3% 17 1,189 D+50.0
York 870 75.3% 245 21.2% 41 1,156 D+54.1
Prince George 902 78.2% 204 17.7% 48 1,154 D+60.5
Hampton 859 76.2% 215 19.1% 54 1,128 D+57.1
Clarke 918 83.2% 176 16.0% 9 1,103 D+67.3
Caroline 867 79.3% 187 17.1% 39 1,093 D+62.2
Highland 648 59.6% 435 40.0% 4 1,087 D+19.6
Madison 571 52.6% 499 46.0% 15 1,085 D+6.6
Sussex 907 83.7% 146 13.5% 30 1,083 D+70.3
Westmoreland 745 69.9% 281 26.4% 40 1,066 D+43.5
Gloucester 879 82.5% 161 15.1% 25 1,065 D+67.4
Northumberland 640 63.3% 333 32.9% 38 1,011 D+30.4
Rappahannock 860 86.8% 118 11.9% 13 991 D+74.9
Goochland 734 76.4% 149 15.5% 78 961 D+60.9
Lancaster 660 69.3% 248 26.0% 45 953 D+43.2
Mathews 627 66.2% 295 31.2% 25 947 D+35.1
Bath 645 73.4% 214 24.3% 20 879 D+49.0
Amelia 584 67.8% 239 27.8% 38 861 D+40.1
King William 691 80.4% 147 17.1% 21 859 D+63.3
Fluvanna 566 73.2% 182 23.5% 25 773 D+49.7
Craig 470 61.6% 293 38.4% 763 D+23.2
Middlesex 554 76.0% 126 17.3% 49 729 D+58.7
Williamsburg 515 70.7% 155 21.3% 58 728 D+49.5
Cumberland 559 81.3% 115 16.7% 14 688 D+64.5
Surry 531 80.3% 53 8.0% 77 661 D+72.3
King George 363 56.2% 259 40.1% 24 646 D+16.1
Greene 282 45.0% 330 52.7% 14 626 R+7.7
Essex 446 78.9% 88 15.6% 31 565 D+63.4
Buena Vista 458 82.7% 85 15.3% 11 554 D+67.3
Powhatan 359 66.2% 120 22.1% 63 542 D+44.1
Richmond 351 68.4% 127 24.8% 35 513 D+43.7
New Kent 290 64.2% 122 27.0% 40 452 D+37.2
King And Queen 329 78.0% 67 15.9% 26 422 D+62.1
Charles City 244 58.2% 108 25.8% 67 419 D+32.5
James City 251 64.5% 100 25.7% 38 389 D+38.8

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.

Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+8.9
2020 Mark Robert Warner (D) D+12.1
2018 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+16.0
2014 Mark R. Warner (D) D+0.8
2012 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+5.9
2008 Mark Warner (D) D+31.3
2006 Jim Webb (D) D+0.4
2002 John Warner (R) R+82.6
2000 George F. Allen (R) R+4.6
1996 John W. Warner (R) R+5.1
1994 Chuck Robb (D) D+2.7
1990 John Warner (R) R+80.9
1988 Charles S. Robb (D) D+42.6
1984 John Warner (R) R+40.1
1982 Paul Trible (R) R+2.4
1978 John William Warner (R) R+0.4
1976 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1972 William Lloyd Scott (R) R+5.3
1970 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1966 William B. Spong Jr. (D) D+25.1
1964 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+44.8
1960 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+81.3
1958 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+69.3
1954 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+79.9
1952 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+73.4
1948 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+34.8
1946 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+34.4
1942 Carter Glass (D) D+91.1
1940 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+93.3
1936 Carter Glass (D) D+86.9
1934 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+55.0
1930 Carter Glass (D) D+76.7
1928 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.8
1924 Carter Glass (D) D+48.9
1922 Claude Swanson (D) D+45.4
1918 Thomas S. Martin (D) D+99.7
1916 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.9