United States Senate elections, 1948

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The U.S. Senate election, 1948 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Democratic President Harry Truman for a full term. Truman had campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives, and he was rewarded with a Democratic gain of nine seats in the Senate, enough to give them control of the chamber.

In addition to gaining an open seat in Oklahoma, the Democrats defeated the following eight Republican incumbents:

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[edit] Prominent freshmen

Notable members of the new intake were future President and Vice President, Democrats Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.

[edit] Senate contests in 1948

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing Candidates
Alabama John Sparkman Democrat Re-elected, 84.0 - 16.0 Paul G. Parsons (Republican)
Arkansas John L. McClellan Democrat Re-elected, 93.3 - 6.7 R. Walter Tucker (Independent)
Colorado Edwin C. Johnson Democrat Re-elected, 66.8 - 32.4 Will F. Nicholson (Republican)
Delaware Clayton D. Buck Republican Defeated, 50.9 - 48.3 J. Allen Frear, Jr. (Democrat)
Georgia Richard Russell, Jr. Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
Idaho Henry C. Dworshak Republican Defeated, 50.0 - 48.5 Bert H. Miller (Democrat)
Illinois C. Wayland Brooks Republican Defeated, 55.1 - 44.6 Paul Douglas (Democrat)
Iowa George A. Wilson Republican Defeated, 57.8 - 41.6 Guy M. Gillette (Democrat)
Kansas Arthur Capper Republican Retired: Republican victory, 54.9 - 42.7 Andrew F. Schoeppel (Republican)
George McGill (Democrat)
Kentucky John S. Cooper Republican Defeated, 51.4 - 48.3 Virgil Chapman (Democrat)
Louisiana Allen J. Ellender Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
Louisiana1 William C. Feazel Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 74.9 - 25.1 Russell B. Long (Democrat)
Clem S. Clarke (Republican)
Maine Wallace H. White, Jr. Republican Retired: Republican victory, 71.3 - 28.7 Margaret C. Smith (Republican)
Adrian H. Scolten (Democrat)
Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall Republican Re-elected, 53.0 - 46.4 John I. Fitzgerald (Democrat)
Michigan Homer Ferguson Republican Re-elected, 50.7 - 48.5 Frank E. Hook (Democrat)
Minnesota Joseph H. Ball Republican Defeated, 59.9 - 39.7 Hubert Humphrey (Democrat)
Mississippi James O. Eastland Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
Montana James E. Murray Democrat Re-elected, 56.7 - 42.7 Tom J. Davis (Republican)
Nebraska Kenneth S. Wherry Republican Re-elected, 56.7 - 43.3 Terry Carpenter (Democrat)
New Hampshire Styles Bridges Republican Re-elected, 58.1 - 41.2 Alfred E. Fortin (Democrat)
New Jersey Albert W. Hawkes Republican Retired: Republican victory, 50.0 - 47.3 Robert C. Hendrickson (Republican)
Archibald S. Alexander (Democrat)
New Mexico Carl A. Hatch Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 57.2 - 42.4 Clinton P. Anderson (Democrat)
Patrick J. Hurley (Republican)
North Carolina J. Melville Broughton Democrat Re-elected, 70.7 - 28.8 John A. Wilkinson (Republican)
Oklahoma Edward H. Moore Republican Retired: Democrat victory, 62.3 - 37.4 Robert S. Kerr (Democrat)
Ross Rizley (Republican)
Oregon Guy Cordon Republican Re-elected, 60.0 - 40.0 Manley J. Wilson (Democrat)
Rhode Island Theodore F. Green Democrat Re-elected, 59.3 - 40.7 Thomas P. Hazard (Republican)
South Carolina Burnet R. Maybank Democrat Re-elected, unopposed
South Dakota2 Vera C. Bushfield Republican Retired: Republican victory, 59.3 - 40.7 Karl E. Mundt (Republican)
John A. Engel (Democrat)
Tennessee A. Thomas Stewart Democrat Defeated in primary: Democrat victory, 65.3 - 33.5 Estes Kefauver (Democrat)
B. Carroll Reece (Republican)
Texas W. Lee O'Daniel Democrat Retired: Democrat victory, 66.2 - 32.9 Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat)
Jack Porter (Republican)
Virginia A. Willis Robertson Democrat Re-elected, 65.6 - 30.8 Robert H. Woods (Republican)
West Virginia Chapman Revercomb Republican Defeated, 57.0 - 43.0 Matthew M. Neely (Democrat)
Wyoming Edward V. Robertson Republican Defeated, 57.1 - 42.9 Lester C. Hunt (Democrat)

1 special election held due to death of John H. Overton (D-LA)

2 special election held due to death of Harlan J. Bushfield (R-SD)

[edit] Senate composition before and after elections

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Color Key: Democrats Republicans

[edit] See also

United States Senate Elections
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