1946 Virginia U.S. Senate Election

Virginia · 6 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1946 Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Harry F. Byrd Sr. won the 1946 Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Harry F. Byrd Sr. received 163,960 popular votes (64.85%). The main challenger was Lester S. Parsons (30.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Sr. and Parsons

Sr. +34.4 pts · won by 86,955 votes

Harry F. Byrd Sr.DemocraticWINNER64.85%

163,960 votes

Lester S. Parsons Republican30.46%

77,005 votes

Howard H. CarwileIndependent2.05%

5,189 votes

Donald BurkeCommunist1.31%

3,318 votes

Thomas E. BoordeProhibition0.7%

1,764 votes

Clarke T. RobbSocialist0.63%

1,592 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.