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.
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1946[1] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 167,919 | 66.15% | 9 | - | |
Republican | 81,626 | 32.15% | 0 | - | |
Prohibition | 2,012 | 0.79% | 0 | - | |
Socialist | 272 | 0.11% | 0 | - | |
Independents/Write-ins | 2,035 | 0.80% | 0 | - | |
Totals | 253,864 | 100.00% | 9 | - |
Results edit
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 |
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Schuyler Otis Bland (incumbent) | 13,863 | 75.0 | |
Republican | Walter Johnson | 4,628 | 25.0 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 18,492 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Porter Hardy Jr. (incumbent) | 19,267 | 65.7 | |
Republican | Sidney H. Kelsey | 10,078 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 29,345 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | J. Vaughan Gary (incumbent) | 21,947 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Earle Lutz | 7,974 | 26.7 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 29,923 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick H. Drewry (incumbent) | 13,636 | 87.1 | |
Prohibition | Andrew S. Condrey | 2,012 | 12.9 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 15,650 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas B. Stanley (incumbent) | 17,741 | 73.5 | |
Republican | William L. Creasy | 6,390 | 26.5 | |
Total votes | 24,131 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | J. Lindsay Almond (incumbent) | 20,068 | 64.8 | |
Republican | Frank R. Angell | 10,641 | 34.3 | |
Socialist | Ruby Mae Wilkes | 272 | 0.9 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 30,982 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Burr P. Harrison (incumbent) | 19,535 | 62.3 | |
Republican | Karl Jenkins | 11,813 | 37.7 | |
Total votes | 31,348 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Howard W. Smith (incumbent) | 21,252 | 62.1 | |
Republican | Lawrence Michael | 12,950 | 37.9 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 3 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 34,205 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John W. Flannagan Jr. (incumbent) | 20,610 | 51.8 | |
Republican | S. H. Sutherland | 17,152 | 43.1 | |
Independent | John Albert Goodpasture Jr. | 2,026 | 5.1 | |
Total votes | 39,788 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ Graf, William (February 1, 1947). 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 March 22, 2022.