1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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:

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

• 1946 United States House of Representatives elections