1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1946 (special) November 2, 1948 1952 (special) →
 
Nominee Virgil Chapman John Sherman Cooper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 408,256 383,776
Percentage 51.39% 48.31%

County results
Chapman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cooper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

John Sherman Cooper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Virgil Chapman
Democratic

The 1948 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1946 special election to fill the vacant seat of Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Virgil Chapman.