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The 1948 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Republican Robert H. Woods and was re-elected to his first full term in office.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) | 253,865 | 65.74% | -2.41% | |
| Republican | Robert H. Woods | 118,546 | 30.70% | +1.68% | |
| Independent | Howard Carwile | 6,788 | 1.76% | ||
| Progressive | Virginia Foster Durr | 5,347 | 1.38% | +1.38% | |
| Socialist | Clarke T. Robb | 1,627 | 0.42% | -2.40% | |
| Write-ins | 5 | <0.01% | |||
| Majority | 135,319 | 35.04% | -4.09% | ||
| Turnout | 386,168 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
