Elections to the Virginia Senate were held on November 4, 1947, to elect 40 candidates to the Senate to serve a four-year term. The Democratic Party retained their supermajority in the chamber, winning 38 seats to the Republican Party's two. Republicans won one Senate seat at the 1943 general election.
Special elections District 21 A special election to fill a vacancy in the Senate's 21st district caused by the resignation of Democrat Harvey B. Apperson was held on February 1, 1944. Republican Ted Dalton flipped the seat as a write-in candidate.
Summary The following candidates were returned at the general election: 1st (Accomack Co., Northampton Co., Princess Anne Co.): Ben T. Gunter Jr. (D) 2nd, 2 members (Norfolk City): Robert F. Baldwin Jr. (D) Edward L. Breeden Jr. (D) 3rd (Norfolk City, Portsmouth City, South Norfolk City): Major M. Hillard (D) 4th (Amherst Co., Bedford Co., Nelson Co.): I. Paul Wailes (D) 5th (Isle of Wight Co., Nansemond Co., Southampton Co., Suffolk City): A. S. E. Stephens (D) 6th (Greensville Co., Hopewell City, Prince George Co., Surry Co., Sussex Co.): Garland Gray (D) 7th (Brunswick Co., Mecklenburg Co.): A. S. Harrison Jr. (D) 8th (Dinwiddie Co., Petersburg City): Morton G. Goode (D) 9th (Amelia Co., Lunenburg Co., Nottoway Co., Powhatan Co., Prince Edward Co.): D. W. Kendig (D) 10th (Halifax Co.): J. D. Hagood (D) 11th (Appomattox Co., Buckingham Co., Charlotte Co., Cumberland Co.): Charles T. Moses (D) 12th (Campbell Co., Lynchburg City): Mosby G. Perrow Jr. (D) 13th, 2 members (Danville City, Henry Co., Martinsville City, Patrick Co., Pittsylvania Co.): Maitland H. Bustard (D) Robert C. Vaden (D) 14th (Carroll Co., Floyd Co., Grayson Co.): S. Floyd Landreth (R) 15th (Bristol City, Smyth Co., Washington Co.): George M. Warren Jr. (D) 16th (Lee Co., Scott Co.): Lloyd M. Robinette (D) 17th (Dickenson Co., Wise Co.): M. M. Long (D) 18th (Buchanan Co., Russell Co., Tazewell Co.): Harry C. Stuart (D) 19th (Bland Co., Giles Co., Pulaski Co., Wythe Co.): C. W. Caudill (D) 20th (Alleghany Co., Bath Co., Botetourt Co., Buena Vista City, Clifton Forge City, Craig Co., Rockbridge Co.): J. C. Carpenter Jr. (D) 21st (Franklin Co., Montgomery Co., Radford City, Roanoke Co.): Theodore Roosevelt Dalton (R) 22nd (Arlington Co.): Charles R. Fenwick (D) 23rd (Augusta Co., Highland Co., Staunton City): Curry Carter (D) 24th (Harrisonburg City, Page Co., Rappahannock Co., Rockingham Co., Warren Co.): Raymond R. Guest Jr. (D) 25th (Clarke Co., Frederick Co., Shenandoah Co., Winchester City): Harry F. Byrd Jr. (D) 26th (Albemarle Co., Charlottesville City, Fluvanna Co., Greene Co., Madison Co.): John S. Battle (D) 27th (Fredericksburg City, Louisa Co., Orange Co., Spotsylvania Co., Stafford Co.): Benjamin T. Pitts (D) 28th (Culpeper Co., Fauquier Co., Loudoun Co.): Robert Y. Button (D) 29th (Alexandria City, Fairfax Co., Prince William Co.): Andrew W. Clarke (D) 30th (King George Co., Lancaster Co., Northumberland Co., Richmond Co., Westmoreland Co.): R. O. Norris Jr. (D) 31st (Caroline Co., Goochland Co., Hanover Co., King William Co.): Thomas H. Blanton (D) 32nd (Essex Co., Gloucester Co., King and Queen Co., Mathews Co., Middlesex Co., York Co.): W. M. Minter (D) 33rd (Elizabeth City Co., Hampton City, Newport News City, Warwick Co.): L. U. Noland (D) 34th (Charles City Co., Chesterfield Co., Henrico Co., James City Co., New Kent Co., Williamsburg City): Lloyd C. Bird (D) 35th, 3 members (Richmond Co.): James E. Gardner (D) Charles W. Crowder (D) Frank S. Richeson (D) 36th (Roanoke Co.): Earl A. Fitzpatrick (D) List of districts District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 __NOTOC__
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See also 1947 Virginia House of Delegates election
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