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1952 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1952 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1952 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Harley M. Kilgore won the 1952 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Harley M. Kilgore received 470,019 popular votes (53.62%). The main challenger was Chapman Revercomb (46.38%).

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

Kilgore +7.2 pts · won by 63,465 votes
Harley M. KilgoreDemocraticWINNER53.62%
470,019 votes
Chapman RevercombRepublican46.38%
406,554 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.