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1946 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. House race

Who won the 1946 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election?

Thruston Morton won the 1946 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election. Thruston Morton received 61,899 popular votes (58.12%). The main challenger was Weden Oneal (41.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Morton and Oneal

Morton +16.2 pts · won by 17,300 votes
Thruston MortonRepublicanWINNER58.12%
61,899 votes
Weden OnealDemocratic41.88%
44,599 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.