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1946 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. Senate race

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

Harley M. Kilgore won the 1946 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Harley M. Kilgore received 273,151 popular votes (50.33%). The main challenger was Thomas Sweeney (49.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Kilgore and Sweeney

Kilgore +0.7 pts · won by 3,534 votes
Harley M. KilgoreDemocraticWINNER50.33%
273,151 votes
Thomas SweeneyRepublican49.67%
269,617 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.