United States Senate elections, 1948
- United States Senate elections, 1948
thumbnail|320px">
legend|#00f|Democratic pickupsThe 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:
* Clayton D. Buck (R-DE)
* Henry C. Dworshak (R-ID)
* C. Wayland Brooks (R-IL)
* George A. Wilson (R-IA)
* John S. Cooper (R-KY)
* Joseph H. Ball (R-MN)
* Chapman Revercomb (R-WV)
* Edward V. Robertson (R-WY)
Prominent freshmen
Notable members of the new intake were future President and Vice President, Democrats Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey. Also worth noting Estes Kefauver who would become widely known for his hearings on organized crime, and Margaret Chase the first Republican woman and also the first women in the senate who did not succeed her husband.
enate contests in 1948
See also
*United States presidential election, 1948
*United States House elections, 1948
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
United States general elections, 1948 — On November 2,1948 general elections were held for the United States Congress, United States President, many governors and local races. ee also* United States presidential election, 1948 * United States Senate elections, 1948 * United States… … Wikipedia
United States presidential election, 1948 — 1944 ← November 2, 1948 → 1952 … Wikipedia
Opinion polling for the 2010 United States Senate elections — Contents 1 Polled races 1.1 Alabama 1.2 Alaska 1.3 Arizona … Wikipedia
United States Senate elections in Delaware — A table showing the results of general elections for U.S. Senators from Delaware, beginning in 1916 when the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for the popular election of for U.S. Senators went into effect. Before 1914,… … Wikipedia
United States Senate elections, 1950 — legend|#00f|Democratic pickupsThe U.S. Senate election of 1950 occurred in the middle of Harry Truman s second term as President. As with most 20th century second term mid terms, the party out of the Presidency made significant gains. The… … Wikipedia
United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1948 — The 1948 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1948 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Burnet R. Maybank won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican… … Wikipedia
United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010 — 2006 ← January 19, 2010 (2010 01 1 … Wikipedia
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2000 — 1994 ← November 7, 2000 → 2006 … Wikipedia
United States Senate election in Oregon, 2008 — 2002 ← November 4, 2008 → 2014 … Wikipedia
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2008 — 2002 ← November 4, 2008 → 2014 … Wikipedia
