1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 5, 1946, to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1940 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1946 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 167,91966.15%9-
Republican 81,62632.15%0-
Prohibition 2,0120.79%0-
Socialist 2720.11%0-
Independents/Write-ins2,0350.80%0-
Totals253,864100.00%9-

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9

District 1

Virginia's 1st congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Schuyler Otis Bland (incumbent) 13,863 75.0
Republican Walter Johnson4,62825.0
N/A Write-ins10.0
Total votes18,492 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Porter Hardy Jr. (incumbent) 19,267 65.7
Republican Sidney H. Kelsey10,07834.3
Total votes29,345 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Vaughan Gary (incumbent) 21,947 73.3
Republican Earle Lutz7,97426.7
N/A Write-ins20.0
Total votes29,923 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

Virginia's 4th congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patrick H. Drewry (incumbent) 13,636 87.1
Prohibition Andrew S. Condrey2,01212.9
N/A Write-ins20.0
Total votes15,650 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Virginia's 5th congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas B. Stanley (incumbent) 17,741 73.5
Republican William L. Creasy6,39026.5
Total votes24,131 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Lindsay Almond (incumbent) 20,068 64.8
Republican Frank R. Angell10,64134.3
Socialist Ruby Mae Wilkes2720.9
N/A Write-ins10.0
Total votes30,982 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

Virginia's 7th congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Burr P. Harrison (incumbent) 19,535 62.3
Republican Karl Jenkins11,81337.7
Total votes31,348 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

Virginia's 8th congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard W. Smith (incumbent) 21,252 62.1
Republican Lawrence Michael12,95037.9
N/A Write-ins30.0
Total votes34,205 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

Virginia's 9th congressional district, 1946
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John W. Flannagan Jr. (incumbent) 20,610 51.8
Republican S. H. Sutherland17,15243.1
Independent John Albert Goodpasture Jr.2,0265.1
Total votes39,788 100.0
Democratic hold

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References

  1. Graf, William (1947-02-01). Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 (PDF) (Report). Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-22.

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