1950 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Virginia 1 Edward J. Robeson Jr Democratic May 2 , 1950 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Edward J. Robeson Jr. ( Democratic ) 81.0% Nile Straughan ( Republican ) 10.9% Stanley S. Garner ( Independent ) 8.1%
Virginia 2 Porter Hardy Jr Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected Y Porter Hardy Jr. ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Virginia 3 J. Vaughan Gary Democratic 1945 Incumbent re-elected Y J. Vaughan Gary ( Democratic ) 89.7% Phronia A. McNeill ( Progressive ) 6.4% Kathryn Berstein ( Social-Democrat ) 3.9%
Virginia 4 Watkins Moorman Abbitt Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected Y Watkins Moorman Abbitt ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Virginia 5 Thomas Bahnson Stanley Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected Y Thomas Bahnson Stanley ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Virginia 6 Clarence G. Burton Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected Y Clarence G. Burton ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Virginia 7 Burr Harrison Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected Y Burr Harrison ( Democratic ) 69.4% J . A. Garber ( Republican ) 30.6%
Virginia 8 Howard W. Smith Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected Y Howard W. Smith ( Democratic ) 57.2% Tyrrell Krum ( Republican ) 40.6% Clarke T. Robb ( Social-Democrat ) 2.2%
Virginia 9 Thomas B. Fugate Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected Y Thomas B. Fugate ( Democratic ) 58.4% George C. Sutherland ( Republican ) 41.6%
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Main article : 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia See also : List of United States Representatives from Virginia
The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1950 which occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term. As the Korean War began and Truman's personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. This was the first election since 1908 where no third parties acquired any seats in the House.