1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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The 1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1946 special election to fill the vacant seat of Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Virgil Chapman.
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County results Chapman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Cooper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Virgil Chapman, U.S. Representative from Lexington (Democratic)
- John Sherman Cooper, incumbent Senator since 1946 (Republican)
- David R. Cox (Socialist Labor)
- W. A. Standefur (Socialist)
- H. G. Stanfield (Progressive)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Virgil Chapman | 408,256 | 51.39% | ||
Republican | John Sherman Cooper (incumbent) | 383,776 | 48.31% | ||
Socialist | W. A. Standefur | 1,232 | 0.16% | ||
Progressive | H. G. Stanfield | 924 | 0.12% | ||
Socialist Labor | David R. Cox | 254 | 0.03% | ||
Democratic | John Y. Brown (write-in) | 26 | 0.00% | ||
Independent | O. G. Gaines (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 794,469 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |