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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.

Overview

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

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

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

District 1

Virginia's 1st congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 4th congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 5th congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 7th congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 8th congressional district, 1946
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

Virginia's 9th congressional district, 1946
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

  1. ^ 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.

See also