1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia

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1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia
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Nominee Harry F. Byrd Jr. Lawrence M. TraylorJohn W. Carter
Party Democratic Republican Conservative
Popular vote389,028272,80457,692
Percentage53.30%37.38%7.90%
Virginia Senate Special Election Results by County, 1966.svg
County and Independent City Results
Byrd:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Traylor:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     70-80%
U.S. senator before election

Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1966, alongside the other U.S. Senate election in Virginia. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. had retired the previous year for health reasons, and his son Harry F. Byrd Jr. had been appointed to replace him. The younger Byrd defeated Republican Lawrence M. Traylor and Conservative Party of Virginia candidate John W. Carter, and was able to finish the balance of his father's sixth term.

Contents

Due to Byrd switching parties in 1970, this was the last time until 1988 that a Democrat was elected to this seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

The primary was held on the same day as another primary for Virginia's other Senate seat. Both Byrd and longtime Senator A. Willis Robertson were opposed by more liberal "antiorganization" challengers, and although all four candidates ran separate campaigns the elections took on familiar organization versus antiorganization characteristics. [1]

Primary results

1966 U.S. Senate special election Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry F. Byrd Jr. (incumbent) 221,221 50.95%
Democratic Armistead L. Boothe 212,99649.05%
Total votes434,217 100.00%

Unlike Robertson, Byrd held his Democratic candidacy against longtime "Young Turk" Boothe, who had had a substantial career in the state legislature opposing "Massive Resistance" and after failing to reform the organization, would firmly split form it by 1963, [3] although he had had conflicts with it as early as 1950 when he proposed bills ending segregation on public transportation. [4] Boothe campaigned by attacking Byrd's philosophy and his record on massive resistance, whilst Byrd largely ignored Boothe and presented himself as a defender of states' and individual rights. [5]

The fact that many Byrd Organization members are known to have supported Robertson's opponent William B. Spong Jr., [6] and that Boothe failed to avoid the "anti-organization" label as Spong could, [1] alongside the power of Byrd's name, may account for Boothe's narrow failure to emulate Spong by defeating a conservative Senate incumbent.

Primary results by county and independent city

1966 Virginia Senate special election Democratic primary by county or independent city [2]
Harry Flood Byrd Jr.
Democratic		Armistead Lloyd Boothe
Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Accomack County 1,85053.38%1,61646.62%2346.75%3,466
Albemarle County 1,63556.93%1,23743.07%39813.86%2,872
Alleghany County 42059.91%28140.09%13919.83%701
Amelia County 91666.33%46533.67%45132.66%1,381
Amherst County 1,22466.31%62233.69%60232.61%1,846
Appomattox County 2,55985.13%44714.87%2,11270.26%3,006
Arlington County 6,65837.01%11,33362.99%-4,675-25.99%17,991
Augusta County 1,33865.56%70334.44%63531.11%2,041
Bath County 22671.29%9128.71%13542.59%317
Bedford County 1,60372.27%61527.73%98844.54%2,218
Bland County 29868.82%13531.18%16337.64%433
Botetourt County 52152.84%46547.16%565.68%986
Brunswick County 1,79360.31%1,18039.69%61320.62%2,973
Buchanan County 43027.18%1,15272.82%-722-45.64%1,582
Buckingham County 1,58377.87%45022.13%1,13355.73%2,033
Campbell County 1,73473.41%62826.59%1,10646.82%2,362
Caroline County 84848.07%91651.93%-68-3.85%1,764
Carroll County 21827.25%58272.75%-364-45.50%800
Charles City County 21021.92%74878.08%-538-56.16%958
Charlotte County 1,36177.95%38522.05%97655.90%1,746
Chesterfield County 5,04166.22%2,57133.78%2,47032.45%7,612
Clarke County 1,13577.69%32622.31%80955.37%1,461
Craig County 11646.96%13153.04%-15-6.07%247
Culpeper County 1,33662.81%79137.19%54525.62%2,127
Cumberland County 95558.66%67341.34%28217.32%1,628
Dickenson County 65242.59%87957.41%-227-14.83%1,531
Dinwiddie County 1,91567.33%92932.67%98634.67%2,844
Essex County 58361.89%35938.11%22423.78%942
Fairfax County 9,14832.00%19,44368.00%-10,295-36.01%28,591
Fauquier County 1,94358.14%1,39941.86%54416.28%3,342
Floyd County 13545.92%15954.08%-24-8.16%294
Fluvanna County 46377.55%13422.45%32955.11%597
Franklin County 1,11655.72%88744.28%22911.43%2,003
Frederick County 1,97876.91%59423.09%1,38453.81%2,572
Giles County 59254.46%49545.54%978.92%1,087
Gloucester County 87066.31%44233.69%42832.62%1,312
Goochland County 1,28060.21%84639.79%43420.41%2,126
Grayson County 36036.92%61563.08%-255-26.15%975
Greene County 13564.29%7535.71%6028.57%210
Greensville County 1,62655.57%1,30044.43%32611.14%2,926
Halifax County 2,18177.73%62522.27%1,55655.45%2,806
Hanover County 2,43067.99%1,14432.01%1,28635.98%3,574
Henrico County 11,74468.33%5,44331.67%6,30136.66%17,187
Henry County 92852.94%82547.06%1035.88%1,753
Highland County 19285.71%3214.29%16071.43%224
Isle of Wight County 1,00650.00%1,00650.00%00.00%2,012
James City County 52046.26%60453.74%-84-7.47%1,124
King and Queen County 44950.96%43249.04%171.93%881
King George County 42751.51%40248.49%253.02%829
King William County 72560.47%47439.53%25120.93%1,199
Lancaster County 1,51874.52%51925.48%99949.04%2,037
Lee County 25713.17%1,69586.83%-1,438-73.67%1,952
Loudoun County 1,93158.27%1,38341.73%54816.54%3,314
Louisa County 1,42467.01%70132.99%72334.02%2,125
Lunenburg County 1,20164.16%67135.84%53028.31%1,872
Madison County 50270.51%21029.49%29241.01%712
Mathews County 58965.30%31334.70%27630.60%902
Mecklenburg County 2,30971.22%93328.78%1,37642.44%3,242
Middlesex County 44370.99%18129.01%26241.99%624
Montgomery County 87556.09%68543.91%19012.18%1,560
Nansemond County 1,69044.88%2,07655.12%-386-10.25%3,766
Nelson County 63064.15%35235.85%27828.31%982
New Kent County 32243.93%41156.07%-89-12.14%733
Northampton County 1,02669.56%44930.44%57739.12%1,475
Northumberland County 74653.25%65546.75%916.50%1,401
Nottoway County 1,74368.17%81431.83%92936.33%2,557
Orange County 1,04868.18%48931.82%55936.37%1,537
Page County 1,24678.27%34621.73%90056.53%1,592
Patrick County 59543.05%78756.95%-192-13.89%1,382
Pittsylvania County 3,71167.88%1,75632.12%1,95535.76%5,467
Powhatan County 59154.22%49945.78%928.44%1,090
Prince Edward County 2,16964.50%1,19435.50%97528.99%3,363
Prince George County 97555.40%78544.60%19010.80%1,760
Prince William County 2,53255.25%2,05144.75%48110.50%4,583
Pulaski County 96151.53%90448.47%573.06%1,865
Rappahannock County 81177.61%23422.39%57755.22%1,045
Richmond County 59866.52%30133.48%29733.04%899
Roanoke County 2,11757.19%1,58542.81%53214.37%3,702
Rockbridge County 72062.18%43837.82%28224.35%1,158
Rockingham County 1,11265.11%59634.89%51630.21%1,708
Russell County 50428.85%1,24371.15%-739-42.30%1,747
Scott County 27521.11%1,02878.89%-753-57.79%1,303
Shenandoah County 1,41375.48%45924.52%95450.96%1,872
Smyth County 54037.71%89262.29%-352-24.58%1,432
Southampton County 1,42261.37%89538.63%52722.74%2,317
Spotsylvania County 1,05742.54%1,42857.46%-371-14.93%2,485
Stafford County 1,18243.01%1,56656.99%-384-13.97%2,748
Surry County 89154.66%73945.34%1529.33%1,630
Sussex County 1,77470.31%74929.69%1,02540.63%2,523
Tazewell County 77547.11%87052.89%-95-5.78%1,645
Warren County 1,19655.55%95744.45%23911.10%2,153
Washington County 1,03745.24%1,25554.76%-218-9.51%2,292
Westmoreland County 85353.92%72946.08%1247.84%1,582
Wise County 1,44049.23%1,48550.77%-45-1.54%2,925
Wythe County 69949.57%71150.43%-12-0.85%1,410
York County 1,15450.35%1,13849.65%160.70%2,292
Alexandria City 3,82133.63%7,54166.37%-3,720-32.74%11,362
Bristol City 63243.32%82756.68%-195-13.37%1,459
Buena Vista City 40377.06%12022.94%28354.11%523
Charlottesville City 2,14845.99%2,52354.01%-375-8.03%4,671
Chesapeake City 5,35248.59%5,66351.41%-311-2.82%11,015
Clifton Forge City 40670.61%16929.39%23741.22%575
Colonial Heights City 1,45678.41%40121.59%1,05556.81%1,857
Covington City 52954.42%44345.58%868.85%972
Danville City 2,87364.20%1,60235.80%1,27128.40%4,475
Fairfax City 89641.40%1,26858.60%-372-17.19%2,164
Falls Church City 51035.99%90764.01%-397-28.02%1,417
Franklin City 58962.73%35037.27%23925.45%939
Fredericksburg City 1,43245.50%1,71554.50%-283-8.99%3,147
Galax City 36036.92%61563.08%-255-26.15%975
Hampton City 4,74244.82%5,83955.18%-1,097-10.37%10,581
Harrisonburg City 88873.63%31826.37%57047.26%1,206
Hopewell City 1,47161.09%93738.91%53422.18%2,408
Lexington City 45146.69%51553.31%-64-6.63%966
Lynchburg City 3,29460.72%2,13139.28%1,16321.44%5,425
Martinsville City 87354.77%72145.23%1529.54%1,594
Newport News City 4,74244.82%5,83955.18%-1,097-10.37%10,581
Norfolk City 9,75934.12%18,84565.88%-9,086-31.76%28,604
Norton City 19444.60%24155.40%-47-10.80%435
Petersburg City 2,81348.12%3,03351.88%-220-3.76%5,846
Portsmouth City 5,53535.67%9,98364.33%-4,448-28.66%15,518
Radford City 30947.32%34452.68%-35-5.36%653
Richmond City 14,71347.16%16,48352.84%-1,770-5.67%31,196
Roanoke City 3,71349.69%3,76050.31%-47-0.63%7,473
South Boston City 60980.45%14819.55%46160.90%757
Staunton City 1,26961.36%79938.64%47022.73%2,068
Suffolk City 1,12162.24%68037.76%44124.49%1,801
Virginia Beach City 7,19348.85%7,53151.15%-338-2.30%14,724
Waynesboro City 71956.93%54443.07%17513.86%1,263
Williamsburg City 43540.17%64859.83%-213-19.67%1,083
Winchester City 2,26984.98%40115.02%1,86869.96%2,670
Totals221,22150.95%212,99649.05%8,2251.89%434,217

General election

Thinking Byrd less vulnerable than the winner of the Spong–Robertson primary, [7] the Republican Party nominated little-known Heathsville attorney Lawrence Traylor for the special election. [8] Unlike fellow GOP nominee James P. Ould, Jr., who already held the mayoral office in Lynchburg, Traylor only announced shortly before the deadline. [8]

Byrd was also opposed by John W. Carter of the Virginia Conservative Party, which was formed by hard-line Byrd Democrats who believed that the pay-as-you-go political system must be reinforced and federal control eliminated throughout the state. [9] Support by several leaders of the machine for Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 presidential election – most critically future party-switching two-time Governor Mills Godwin [10] – angered this group and led it away from even the conservative state Democratic Party. [11] Both Conservative Senate candidates devoted their campaigns to attacking the major parties for refusing to debate such issues as the supposed takeover of schools, inflation due to the "War on Poverty", and judicial appointments that the Conservatives believed responsible for the crime wave of the 1960s. [12]

Results

1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Harry F. Byrd Jr. (inc.) 389,028 53.30% −10.50%
Republican Lawrence M. Traylor272,80437.38%+18.35%
Conservative John W. Carter57,6927.90%
Independent J.B. Brayman10,1801.39%−1.91%
Write-ins1350.02%+0.01%
Majority 116,22415.92%−28.85%
Turnout 729,839
Democratic hold

Whereas Ould would run a conservative campaign, Traylor ran to the left of Byrd, actively seeking Black and even labor support. [7] Despite his lack of political experience, anti-Byrd sentiment among black voters – about half newly enfranchised since the Twenty-Fourth Amendment – would ensure Traylor ran several percent ahead of Ould. [a] [15] Some observers thought that if the GOP had ran Ould or another more prominent Republican against Byrd, they could have captured his seat. [14]

Results by county or independent city

1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia by county or independent city [16]
Harry Flood Byrd Jr.
Democratic		Lawrence M. Traylor
Republican		John W. Carter
Virginia Conservative		Jack B. Brayman
Independent		Various candidates
Write-ins		MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Accomack County 2,63462.65%1,26130.00%2626.23%471.12%1,37332.66%4,204
Albemarle County 3,01266.59%1,22127.00%2445.39%400.88%60.13%1,79139.60%4,523
Alleghany County 1,02758.96%56032.15%1317.52%241.38%46726.81%1,742
Amelia County 86745.44%49425.89%52927.73%180.94%338 [b] 17.71%1,908
Amherst County 2,08460.18%93426.97%41812.07%250.72%20.06%1,15033.21%3,463
Appomattox County 2,60078.20%43613.11%2617.85%260.78%20.06%2,16465.08%3,325
Arlington County 19,68854.65%12,92335.87%1,3343.70%2,0775.77%50.01%6,76518.78%36,027
Augusta County 3,13751.22%2,55641.74%3786.17%510.83%20.03%5819.49%6,124
Bath County 78357.03%47934.89%977.06%141.02%30422.14%1,373
Bedford County 2,78557.02%1,18924.34%83517.10%751.54%1,59632.68%4,884
Bland County 76754.44%57440.74%433.05%251.77%19313.70%1,409
Botetourt County 1,60151.50%1,31742.36%1605.15%311.00%2849.13%3,109
Brunswick County 1,27235.88%1,02628.94%1,21934.39%280.79%53 [b] 1.50%3,545
Buchanan County 3,80554.75%2,74539.50%1872.69%2133.06%1,06015.25%6,950
Buckingham County 1,67071.28%50621.60%1456.19%220.94%1,16449.68%2,343
Campbell County 3,04358.49%1,26424.29%81015.57%861.65%1,77934.19%5,203
Caroline County 1,57750.10%1,24539.55%3039.63%230.73%33210.55%3,148
Carroll County 1,25726.07%3,38470.18%1232.55%581.20%-2,127-44.11%4,822
Charles City County 29721.46%1,04575.51%332.38%90.65%-748-54.05%1,384
Charlotte County 1,15547.45%44618.32%80232.95%311.27%353 [b] 14.50%2,434
Chesterfield County 7,59046.67%4,86429.91%3,63222.33%1771.09%2,72616.76%16,263
Clarke County 1,37582.78%24614.81%241.44%160.96%1,12967.97%1,661
Craig County 41849.18%39746.71%263.06%91.06%212.47%850
Culpeper County 1,56162.54%82032.85%763.04%391.56%74129.69%2,496
Cumberland County 83747.80%74442.49%1578.97%130.74%935.31%1,751
Dickenson County 2,91549.21%2,76646.70%1392.35%1031.74%1492.52%5,923
Dinwiddie County 1,87357.49%83625.66%52416.08%250.77%1,03731.83%3,258
Essex County 93753.76%73542.17%613.50%100.57%20211.59%1,743
Fairfax County 32,66553.59%25,61742.03%1,8763.08%7681.26%300.05%7,04811.56%60,956
Fauquier County 2,87365.99%1,31730.25%952.18%691.58%1,55635.74%4,354
Floyd County 72836.35%1,18659.21%613.05%271.35%10.05%-458-22.87%2,003
Fluvanna County 73958.88%28022.31%22618.01%100.80%45936.57%1,255
Franklin County 1,85457.51%94729.37%35110.89%722.23%90728.13%3,224
Frederick County 2,87874.71%89123.13%501.30%330.86%1,98751.58%3,852
Giles County 2,08250.67%1,84744.95%1393.38%411.00%2355.72%4,109
Gloucester County 1,18257.66%58828.68%24111.76%391.90%59428.98%2,050
Goochland County 1,36050.22%99136.60%34212.63%140.52%10.04%36913.63%2,708
Grayson County 1,80142.94%2,24653.55%1042.48%431.03%-445-10.61%4,194
Greene County 41750.61%36344.05%384.61%60.73%546.55%824
Greensville County 1,25933.03%1,62242.55%89623.50%350.92%-363-9.52%3,812
Halifax County 2,70958.16%85118.27%1,03122.13%671.44%1,678 [b] 36.02%4,658
Hanover County 3,45459.12%1,79730.76%5569.52%350.60%1,65728.36%5,842
Henrico County 14,43357.21%7,84531.10%2,85811.33%870.34%40.02%6,58826.11%25,227
Henry County 1,94649.14%1,50538.01%3929.90%1172.95%44111.14%3,960
Highland County 38649.36%36847.06%192.43%91.15%182.30%782
Isle of Wight County 1,29644.41%97733.48%61120.94%321.10%20.07%31910.93%2,918
James City County 69447.18%61741.94%1288.70%302.04%20.14%775.23%1,471
King and Queen County 70647.19%67545.12%1057.02%100.67%312.07%1,496
King George County 94457.35%64439.13%362.19%221.34%30018.23%1,646
King William County 1,04958.80%59033.07%1297.23%160.90%45925.73%1,784
Lancaster County 1,59759.57%93434.84%1375.11%130.48%66324.73%2,681
Lee County 4,16254.00%3,26942.41%1572.04%1201.56%89311.59%7,708
Loudoun County 3,58968.56%1,28624.57%2003.82%1603.06%2,30343.99%5,235
Louisa County 1,91361.24%90328.91%2347.49%632.02%110.35%1,01032.33%3,124
Lunenburg County 1,25546.88%57721.55%83631.23%90.34%419 [b] 15.65%2,677
Madison County 78860.85%45635.21%382.93%131.00%33225.64%1,295
Mathews County 77755.74%49335.37%1128.03%120.86%28420.37%1,394
Mecklenburg County 2,30049.15%1,23026.28%1,12324.00%270.58%1,07022.86%4,680
Middlesex County 58850.26%36431.11%20517.52%131.11%22419.15%1,170
Montgomery County 2,59344.27%2,92849.99%2654.52%691.18%20.03%-335-5.72%5,857
Nansemond County 2,38247.64%1,80936.18%74514.90%641.28%57311.46%5,000
Nelson County 1,03869.20%26317.53%16911.27%302.00%77551.67%1,500
New Kent County 55142.88%58245.29%14010.89%120.93%-31-2.41%1,285
Northampton County 1,07256.57%68336.04%1236.49%170.90%38920.53%1,895
Northumberland County 1,16538.41%1,77158.39%892.93%80.26%-606-19.98%3,033
Nottoway County 1,75453.51%78824.04%70821.60%200.61%80.24%96629.47%3,278
Orange County 1,32467.21%48024.37%1387.01%281.42%84442.84%1,970
Page County 2,64752.49%2,27445.09%921.82%300.59%3737.40%5,043
Patrick County 1,30759.76%71432.65%1245.67%421.92%59327.11%2,187
Pittsylvania County 3,43750.43%98714.48%2,28633.54%1051.54%1,151 [b] 16.89%6,815
Powhatan County 57534.64%64538.86%42925.84%110.66%-70-4.22%1,660
Prince Edward County 2,08958.93%1,04129.37%40111.31%140.39%1,04829.56%3,545
Prince George County 1,18051.22%73731.99%36615.89%210.91%44319.23%2,304
Prince William County 4,37462.62%2,04529.28%2984.27%2673.82%10.01%2,32933.34%6,985
Pulaski County 2,42849.57%2,15844.06%2414.92%711.45%2705.51%4,898
Rappahannock County 82076.71%21219.83%252.34%121.12%60856.88%1,069
Richmond County 95756.93%66739.68%502.97%70.42%29017.25%1,681
Roanoke County 5,88248.21%5,50145.09%6245.11%1941.59%3813.12%12,201
Rockbridge County 1,07755.89%72637.68%1055.45%190.99%35118.21%1,927
Rockingham County 3,24351.65%2,72743.43%2403.82%691.10%5168.22%6,279
Russell County 3,48249.31%3,25646.11%2082.95%1161.64%2263.20%7,062
Scott County 3,29143.75%3,90251.87%1862.47%1431.90%-611-8.12%7,522
Shenandoah County 2,88846.96%3,08250.11%1362.21%440.72%-194-3.15%6,150
Smyth County 3,51645.11%3,97951.05%2022.59%981.26%-463-5.94%7,795
Southampton County 1,38343.08%95529.75%85326.57%190.59%42813.33%3,210
Spotsylvania County 2,23960.30%1,25733.85%1413.80%762.05%98226.45%3,713
Stafford County 2,78260.11%1,57233.97%1773.82%962.07%10.02%1,21026.15%4,628
Surry County 81051.36%61238.81%1439.07%110.70%10.06%19812.56%1,577
Sussex County 1,59153.21%99233.18%39613.24%110.37%59920.03%2,990
Tazewell County 4,03656.54%2,75738.62%2273.18%1181.65%1,27917.92%7,138
Warren County 2,20864.67%1,13233.16%581.70%160.47%1,07631.52%3,414
Washington County 4,66252.00%3,94944.04%2422.70%1131.26%7137.95%8,966
Westmoreland County 1,71258.55%1,12738.54%662.26%190.65%58520.01%2,924
Wise County 5,70859.14%3,63237.63%1821.89%1301.35%2,07621.51%9,652
Wythe County 2,45249.61%2,24245.36%2034.11%460.93%2104.25%4,943
York County 1,87246.38%1,74843.31%3498.65%671.66%1243.07%4,036
Alexandria City 8,47953.71%6,41940.66%4863.08%3942.50%90.06%2,06013.05%15,787
Bristol City 2,16569.26%86727.74%591.89%351.12%1,29841.52%3,126
Buena Vista City 46763.19%21428.96%476.36%111.49%25334.24%739
Charlottesville City 3,66259.86%2,11934.64%2804.58%560.92%10.02%1,54325.22%6,118
Chesapeake City 6,47851.05%3,73429.43%2,33618.41%1411.11%2,74421.63%12,689
Clifton Forge City 79465.67%32927.21%756.20%110.91%46538.46%1,209
Colonial Heights City 1,97768.01%51017.54%39713.66%230.79%1,46750.46%2,907
Covington City 1,22859.58%67332.65%1286.21%321.55%55526.93%2,061
Danville City 3,29543.86%1,77523.63%2,37031.55%710.95%10.01%925 [b] 12.31%7,512
Fairfax City 1,91958.03%1,15234.84%1675.05%692.09%76723.19%3,307
Falls Church City 1,71059.98%1,03436.27%712.49%351.23%10.04%67623.71%2,851
Franklin City 71752.03%38527.94%26018.87%151.09%10.07%33224.09%1,378
Fredericksburg City 2,40358.74%1,55337.96%922.25%421.03%10.02%85020.78%4,091
Galax City 54450.94%46243.26%504.68%121.12%827.68%1,068
Hampton City 6,49044.72%6,86447.30%1,0156.99%1340.92%80.06%-374-2.58%14,511
Harrisonburg City 1,62960.38%99136.73%732.71%50.19%63823.65%2,698
Hopewell City 1,87957.73%79424.39%55016.90%310.95%10.03%1,08533.33%3,255
Lexington City 54344.62%63251.93%302.47%70.58%50.41%-89-7.31%1,217
Lynchburg City 6,53061.22%3,33731.28%6986.54%1020.96%3,19329.93%10,667
Martinsville City 1,58050.71%1,31542.20%1775.68%441.41%2658.50%3,116
Newport News City 8,69355.67%5,29133.88%1,3908.90%2421.55%3,40221.79%15,616
Norfolk City 13,76351.28%10,90240.62%1,9657.32%2110.79%2,86110.66%26,841
Norton City 59757.74%40639.26%222.13%90.87%19118.47%1,034
Petersburg City 3,06148.05%2,77343.53%5178.11%200.31%2884.52%6,371
Portsmouth City 8,53959.37%4,53831.55%1,1888.26%1180.82%4,00127.82%14,383
Radford City 1,14049.96%1,03445.31%693.02%391.71%1064.65%2,282
Richmond City 18,00946.00%18,35646.88%2,5916.62%1840.47%130.03%-347-0.89%39,153
Roanoke City 8,51350.28%7,46044.06%7454.40%2131.26%1,0536.22%16,931
South Boston City 97766.28%27518.66%21314.45%90.61%70247.63%1,474
Staunton City 2,33155.38%1,61838.44%2255.35%300.71%50.12%71316.94%4,209
Suffolk City 1,41666.26%50323.54%2019.41%150.70%20.09%91342.72%2,137
Virginia Beach City 9,02654.64%6,11036.99%1,2387.49%1460.88%2,91617.65%16,520
Waynesboro City 1,48850.51%1,31244.53%1163.94%290.98%10.03%1765.97%2,946
Williamsburg City 57149.18%43137.12%887.58%665.68%50.43%14012.06%1,161
Winchester City 2,79785.07%41512.62%571.73%190.58%2,38272.45%3,288
Totals389,02853.30%272,80437.38%57,6927.90%10,1801.39%1350.02%116,22415.92%729,839

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In intensively studied urban Black precincts, Traylor would win over 85 percent of the vote, whereas Ould won just 4 percent. [14]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In this county or city where Traylor ran third behind both Carter and Byrd, margin given is Byrd vote minus Carter vote and percentage margin Byrd percentage minus Carter percentage.

References

  1. 1 2 Atkinson, Frank B. (2006). The Dynamic Dominion: Realignment and the Rise of Two-Party Competition in Virginia, 1945-1980. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 188–189. ISBN   9780742552081.
  2. 1 2 "VA Senator – Special D Primary – June 14, 1966". Our Campaigns.
  3. ↑ Smith, J. Douglas (1998). "'When Reason Collides with Prejudice': Armistead Lloyd Boothe and the Politics of Moderation". In Lassiter, Matthew D.; Lewis, Andrew B. (eds.). The Moderates' Dilemma: Massive Resistance to School Desegregation in Virginia. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. pp. 20–50. ISBN   0813918162.
  4. ↑ Martin, Tracy A. (May 1996). Black Education in Montgomery County, Virginia (Master of Arts thesis). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. pp. 58–61.
  5. ↑ Parr, Patrick Anthony (August 1982). The 1969 Democratic Party Gubernatorial Primary: A Watershed in Virginia Political History (Master of Arts thesis). Old Dominion University. pp. 35–36.
  6. ↑ Brownfield, Allan C. (November 1966). "Yes, Virginia – There Is a Twentieth Century". The North American Review. 251 (6). University of Northern Iowa: 21–23.
  7. 1 2 Bartley, Numan V. (1975). "The Ambiguous Resurgence of the New South". Southern Politics and the Second Reconstruction. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 142. ISBN   080181667X.
  8. 1 2 "Virginia GOP Launches Little-Known Candidates". Kingsport Times-News . UPI. July 3, 1966. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Parr (August 1982). The 1969 Democratic Party Gubernatorial Primary (Master of Arts). pp. 33–34.
  10. ↑ Sweeney, James R. (1994). "A New Day in the Old Dominion". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 102 (3): 307–348.
  11. ↑ Sweeney, James R. (1998). "Southern Strategies". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 106 (2). Old Dominion University: 165–200.
  12. ↑ Gaidmore, Gerald P. (1999). The Virginia Conservative Party, 1965-1969 (Master of Arts thesis). Old Dominion University. pp. 100–101.
  13. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 43.
  14. 1 2 Atkinson (2006). The Dynamic Dominion. p. 191.
  15. ↑ Eisenberg, Ralph (May 15, 1967). "1966 Politics in Virginia: The Elections for U.S. Senators". University of Virginia News Letter.
  16. ↑ "VA US Senate – Special General Election, November 08, 1966". Our Campaigns.
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