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1948-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Kentucky (Class 2)


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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Total Votes
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County Turnout Virgil Chapman
(D)		 John Sherman Cooper*
(R)		 W.A. Standefur
(Socialist)		 H.G. Stanfeld
(Progressive)		 Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 47% 408,25651.4% 383,77648.3% 1,2320.2% 9240.1% 2540.0% 24,480 794,442
Total R vote: 383,776 (48.3%)      Total D vote: 408,256 (51.4%)      Total Other vote: 2,410 (0.3%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: David Cox (Socialist Labor), 254 votes


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Virgil Chapman 102,860 50.1%
2   John Y. Brown 90,740 44.2%
3   Milt Whiteworth 10,852 5.3%
4   Dennis McQueary 1,010 0.5%
TOTAL VOTES 205,462