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The 1976 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Virginia had voted Republican at all but one of the previous six presidential elections, largely due to its large white Washington and Richmond suburbs that received large-scale in-migration from the Northeast, [1] alongside the Shenandoah Valley, [2] being amongst the first traditionally Democratic areas of the former Confederacy to turn Republican at both the presidential level and in federal congressional elections. [3] After the collapse of the Byrd Organization and the expansion of the state's formerly small electorate via the Voting Rights Act, these trends intensified except in the heavily unionised coalfields of Southwest Virginia, where unlike elsewhere in the Confederacy, many newly registered poor whites voted Democratic. The statewide Democratic party was severely divided into conservative, moderate and liberal factions, [4] so that in addition to voting Republican in five of six presidential elections, Virginia's Congressional delegation would gain a Republican majority as early as the 91st Congress, although it was 1970 before significant GOP gains occurred in the state legislature.
It was generally acknowledged that President Nixon offered no support to down-ballot Republican candidates, [5] but the division in the state Democrats was so bad that they did not nominate a candidate for governor in 1973 — with most of the party supporting populist Henry Howell. [6] However, the Democrats did regain a dozen seats in the state legislature in 1975.
Carter did do relatively well in many rural sections of Virginia – for instance he is the solitary Democratic presidential nominee to top forty percent in traditionally arch-Republican Floyd County since Grover Cleveland in 1892. As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last occasion a Democratic presidential nominee has carried Amelia County, Bedford County, Botetourt County, Charlotte County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Grayson County, Halifax County, King George County, New Kent County, Nottoway County, Patrick County, Prince George County, Rappahannock County, Rockbridge County, Scott County, Spotsylvania County, Warren County, Bristol City and Salem City, while Stafford County would not vote for the Democratic nominee again until 2020. [7] It is also the last occasion Virginia voted to the left of California, Connecticut, Illinois, Vermont or Washington state.
During the fall campaign, Virginia was the scene of debates between Carter and Ford in the third week of October. They would have their final debate of the whole campaign at the College of William and Mary. [8]
56% of white voters supported Ford while 40% supported Carter. [9] [10] Virginia was the only southern state to support Ford. [11]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Simpson's Leader-Times [12] | Tossup | October 16, 1976 |
The Sentinel [8] | Tossup | October 18, 1976 |
Daily Press [13] | Lean R | October 24, 1976 |
Kansas City Times [14] | Lean R | October 24, 1976 |
Daily News [15] | Likely R | October 27, 1976 |
Austin American-Statesman [16] | Tossup | October 31, 1976 |
New York Times [17] | Lean R | November 1, 1976 |
1976 United States presidential election in Virginia [18] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 836,554 | 49.29% | 12 | |
Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 813,896 | 47.96% | 0 | |
Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo | 17,802 | 1.05% | 0 | |
American | Thomas J. Anderson | 16,686 | 0.98% | 0 | |
U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 7,508 | 0.44% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Roger MacBride | 4,648 | 0.27% | 0 | |
Totals | 1,697,094 | 100.00% | 12 |
1976 United States presidential election in Virginia by county or independent city [19] | |||||||||||||||
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican | James Earl Carter Democratic | Peter Camejo Guanche Socialist Workers | Thomas Jefferson Anderson American | Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche U.S. Labor | Roger Lea MacBride Libertarian | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Accomack County | 4,494 | 47.13% | 4,807 | 50.41% | 87 | 0.91% | 90 | 0.94% | 40 | 0.42% | 18 | 0.19% | -313 | -3.28% | 9,536 |
Albemarle County | 9,084 | 54.62% | 7,310 | 43.95% | 22 | 0.13% | 58 | 0.35% | 49 | 0.29% | 109 | 0.66% | 1,774 | 10.67% | 16,632 |
Alleghany County | 1,756 | 41.17% | 2,462 | 57.73% | 14 | 0.33% | 19 | 0.45% | 9 | 0.21% | 5 | 0.12% | -706 | -16.55% | 4,265 |
Amelia County | 1,634 | 47.25% | 1,715 | 49.60% | 9 | 0.26% | 56 | 1.62% | 36 | 1.04% | 8 | 0.23% | -81 | -2.34% | 3,458 |
Amherst County | 3,956 | 50.87% | 3,675 | 47.26% | 23 | 0.30% | 44 | 0.57% | 49 | 0.63% | 29 | 0.37% | 281 | 3.61% | 7,776 |
Appomattox County | 1,964 | 50.84% | 1,702 | 44.06% | 79 | 2.05% | 80 | 2.07% | 29 | 0.75% | 9 | 0.23% | 262 | 6.78% | 3,863 |
Arlington County | 30,972 | 47.95% | 32,536 | 50.37% | 353 | 0.55% | 387 | 0.60% | 121 | 0.19% | 230 | 0.36% | -1,564 | -2.42% | 64,599 |
Augusta County | 8,452 | 57.53% | 5,626 | 38.29% | 207 | 1.41% | 315 | 2.14% | 59 | 0.40% | 33 | 0.22% | 2,826 | 19.23% | 14,692 |
Bath County | 888 | 45.96% | 1,029 | 53.26% | 2 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.41% | 3 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.10% | -141 | -7.30% | 1,932 |
Bedford County | 4,189 | 45.31% | 4,766 | 51.55% | 121 | 1.31% | 135 | 1.46% | 24 | 0.26% | 11 | 0.12% | -577 | -6.24% | 9,246 |
Bland County | 1,047 | 51.91% | 961 | 47.65% | 1 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.25% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 86 | 4.26% | 2,017 |
Botetourt County | 3,343 | 44.14% | 4,021 | 53.10% | 83 | 1.10% | 70 | 0.92% | 38 | 0.50% | 18 | 0.24% | -678 | -8.95% | 7,573 |
Brunswick County | 2,387 | 42.11% | 3,071 | 54.18% | 56 | 0.99% | 41 | 0.72% | 59 | 1.04% | 54 | 0.95% | -684 | -12.07% | 5,668 |
Buchanan County | 3,850 | 35.89% | 5,791 | 53.98% | 592 | 5.52% | 367 | 3.42% | 104 | 0.97% | 24 | 0.22% | -1,941 | -18.09% | 10,728 |
Buckingham County | 1,487 | 39.57% | 2,179 | 57.98% | 20 | 0.53% | 27 | 0.72% | 30 | 0.80% | 15 | 0.40% | -692 | -18.41% | 3,758 |
Campbell County | 7,442 | 60.78% | 4,354 | 35.56% | 156 | 1.27% | 199 | 1.63% | 65 | 0.53% | 29 | 0.24% | 3,088 | 25.22% | 12,245 |
Caroline County | 1,648 | 34.36% | 3,064 | 63.89% | 23 | 0.48% | 21 | 0.44% | 27 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.27% | -1,416 | -29.52% | 4,796 |
Carroll County | 4,820 | 53.75% | 4,010 | 44.71% | 15 | 0.17% | 48 | 0.54% | 58 | 0.65% | 17 | 0.19% | 810 | 9.03% | 8,968 |
Charles City County | 439 | 22.50% | 1,455 | 74.58% | 18 | 0.92% | 12 | 0.62% | 19 | 0.97% | 8 | 0.41% | -1,016 | -52.08% | 1,951 |
Charlotte County | 2,023 | 46.04% | 2,312 | 52.62% | 12 | 0.27% | 34 | 0.77% | 10 | 0.23% | 3 | 0.07% | -289 | -6.58% | 4,394 |
Chesterfield County | 27,812 | 65.54% | 14,126 | 33.29% | 67 | 0.16% | 168 | 0.40% | 153 | 0.36% | 110 | 0.26% | 13,686 | 32.25% | 42,436 |
Clarke County | 1,440 | 51.54% | 1,276 | 45.67% | 14 | 0.50% | 19 | 0.68% | 34 | 1.22% | 11 | 0.39% | 164 | 5.87% | 2,794 |
Craig County | 546 | 32.75% | 1,103 | 66.17% | 11 | 0.66% | 1 | 0.06% | 6 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -557 | -33.41% | 1,667 |
Culpeper County | 3,659 | 54.64% | 2,892 | 43.19% | 46 | 0.69% | 56 | 0.84% | 22 | 0.33% | 21 | 0.31% | 767 | 11.45% | 6,696 |
Cumberland County | 1,284 | 46.57% | 1,302 | 47.23% | 78 | 2.83% | 55 | 1.99% | 16 | 0.58% | 22 | 0.80% | -18 | -0.65% | 2,757 |
Dickenson County | 3,471 | 42.28% | 4,583 | 55.83% | 21 | 0.26% | 51 | 0.62% | 73 | 0.89% | 10 | 0.12% | -1,112 | -13.55% | 8,209 |
Dinwiddie County | 2,413 | 37.28% | 3,873 | 59.83% | 52 | 0.80% | 32 | 0.49% | 76 | 1.17% | 27 | 0.42% | -1,460 | -22.56% | 6,473 |
Essex County | 1,380 | 50.55% | 1,306 | 47.84% | 10 | 0.37% | 19 | 0.70% | 12 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.11% | 74 | 2.71% | 2,730 |
Fairfax County | 110,424 | 53.62% | 92,037 | 44.69% | 1,269 | 0.62% | 1,258 | 0.61% | 323 | 0.16% | 646 | 0.31% | 18,387 | 8.93% | 205,957 |
Fauquier County | 4,715 | 51.75% | 4,002 | 43.92% | 179 | 1.96% | 162 | 1.78% | 31 | 0.34% | 22 | 0.24% | 713 | 7.83% | 9,111 |
Floyd County | 2,071 | 52.76% | 1,728 | 44.03% | 22 | 0.56% | 44 | 1.12% | 47 | 1.20% | 13 | 0.33% | 343 | 8.74% | 3,925 |
Fluvanna County | 1,296 | 46.79% | 1,415 | 51.08% | 11 | 0.40% | 10 | 0.36% | 23 | 0.83% | 15 | 0.54% | -119 | -4.30% | 2,770 |
Franklin County | 3,532 | 34.63% | 6,439 | 63.13% | 66 | 0.65% | 5 | 0.05% | 70 | 0.69% | 37 | 0.36% | -2,907 | -28.50% | 10,199 |
Frederick County | 5,162 | 59.52% | 3,389 | 39.08% | 15 | 0.17% | 54 | 0.62% | 30 | 0.35% | 22 | 0.25% | 1,773 | 20.45% | 8,672 |
Giles County | 2,731 | 40.53% | 3,779 | 56.08% | 81 | 1.20% | 71 | 1.05% | 55 | 0.82% | 22 | 0.33% | -1,048 | -15.55% | 6,739 |
Gloucester County | 3,025 | 47.24% | 3,156 | 49.28% | 104 | 1.62% | 61 | 0.95% | 39 | 0.61% | 19 | 0.30% | -131 | -2.05% | 6,404 |
Goochland County | 2,104 | 47.23% | 2,259 | 50.71% | 33 | 0.74% | 20 | 0.45% | 22 | 0.49% | 17 | 0.38% | -155 | -3.48% | 4,455 |
Grayson County | 3,021 | 48.33% | 3,146 | 50.33% | 17 | 0.27% | 5 | 0.08% | 36 | 0.58% | 6 | 0.10% | -125 | -2.00% | 6,251 |
Greene County | 1,095 | 51.41% | 895 | 42.02% | 55 | 2.58% | 58 | 2.72% | 13 | 0.61% | 14 | 0.66% | 200 | 9.39% | 2,130 |
Greensville County | 1,137 | 31.18% | 2,413 | 66.18% | 25 | 0.69% | 26 | 0.71% | 36 | 0.99% | 9 | 0.25% | -1,276 | -35.00% | 3,646 |
Halifax County | 4,045 | 46.51% | 4,352 | 50.04% | 108 | 1.24% | 103 | 1.18% | 70 | 0.80% | 19 | 0.22% | -307 | -3.53% | 8,697 |
Hanover County | 11,559 | 64.72% | 6,069 | 33.98% | 25 | 0.14% | 92 | 0.52% | 77 | 0.43% | 37 | 0.21% | 5,490 | 30.74% | 17,859 |
Henrico County | 45,405 | 65.82% | 21,729 | 31.50% | 627 | 0.91% | 909 | 1.32% | 162 | 0.23% | 149 | 0.22% | 23,676 | 34.32% | 68,981 |
Henry County | 5,612 | 35.02% | 9,680 | 60.41% | 379 | 2.37% | 233 | 1.45% | 95 | 0.59% | 25 | 0.16% | -4,068 | -25.39% | 16,024 |
Highland County | 629 | 55.57% | 493 | 43.55% | 1 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.62% | 1 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.09% | 136 | 12.01% | 1,132 |
Isle of Wight County | 2,718 | 38.78% | 4,145 | 59.14% | 40 | 0.57% | 40 | 0.57% | 50 | 0.71% | 16 | 0.23% | -1,427 | -20.36% | 7,009 |
James City County | 3,186 | 49.36% | 3,000 | 46.48% | 159 | 2.46% | 67 | 1.04% | 23 | 0.36% | 19 | 0.29% | 186 | 2.88% | 6,454 |
King and Queen County | 778 | 39.06% | 1,111 | 55.77% | 27 | 1.36% | 19 | 0.95% | 39 | 1.96% | 18 | 0.90% | -333 | -16.72% | 1,992 |
King George County | 1,383 | 46.75% | 1,513 | 51.15% | 9 | 0.30% | 24 | 0.81% | 16 | 0.54% | 13 | 0.44% | -130 | -4.39% | 2,958 |
King William County | 1,597 | 50.60% | 1,501 | 47.56% | 6 | 0.19% | 11 | 0.35% | 22 | 0.70% | 19 | 0.60% | 96 | 3.04% | 3,156 |
Lancaster County | 2,381 | 58.44% | 1,581 | 38.81% | 40 | 0.98% | 40 | 0.98% | 26 | 0.64% | 6 | 0.15% | 800 | 19.64% | 4,074 |
Lee County | 4,679 | 45.50% | 5,415 | 52.65% | 34 | 0.33% | 38 | 0.37% | 97 | 0.94% | 21 | 0.20% | -736 | -7.16% | 10,284 |
Loudoun County | 9,192 | 51.79% | 7,995 | 45.05% | 205 | 1.16% | 262 | 1.48% | 47 | 0.26% | 47 | 0.26% | 1,197 | 6.74% | 17,748 |
Louisa County | 2,151 | 41.89% | 2,857 | 55.64% | 19 | 0.37% | 21 | 0.41% | 69 | 1.34% | 18 | 0.35% | -706 | -13.75% | 5,135 |
Lunenburg County | 1,816 | 49.73% | 1,739 | 47.62% | 30 | 0.82% | 54 | 1.48% | 8 | 0.22% | 5 | 0.14% | 77 | 2.11% | 3,652 |
Madison County | 1,710 | 52.97% | 1,466 | 45.42% | 19 | 0.59% | 21 | 0.65% | 6 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.19% | 264 | 7.56% | 3,228 |
Mathews County | 1,908 | 57.77% | 1,309 | 39.63% | 21 | 0.64% | 31 | 0.94% | 26 | 0.79% | 8 | 0.24% | 599 | 18.14% | 3,303 |
Mecklenburg County | 4,423 | 50.44% | 4,076 | 46.48% | 77 | 0.88% | 85 | 0.97% | 78 | 0.89% | 30 | 0.34% | 347 | 3.96% | 8,769 |
Middlesex County | 1,608 | 52.91% | 1,312 | 43.17% | 38 | 1.25% | 50 | 1.65% | 18 | 0.59% | 13 | 0.43% | 296 | 9.74% | 3,039 |
Montgomery County | 7,971 | 50.64% | 7,539 | 47.89% | 43 | 0.27% | 53 | 0.34% | 64 | 0.41% | 72 | 0.46% | 432 | 2.74% | 15,742 |
Nelson County | 1,516 | 37.65% | 2,426 | 60.24% | 12 | 0.30% | 20 | 0.50% | 34 | 0.84% | 19 | 0.47% | -910 | -22.60% | 4,027 |
New Kent County | 1,259 | 47.62% | 1,338 | 50.61% | 9 | 0.34% | 14 | 0.53% | 17 | 0.64% | 7 | 0.26% | -79 | -2.99% | 2,644 |
Northampton County | 2,043 | 43.15% | 2,459 | 51.93% | 116 | 2.45% | 67 | 1.41% | 31 | 0.65% | 19 | 0.40% | -416 | -8.79% | 4,735 |
Northumberland County | 2,167 | 52.52% | 1,814 | 43.97% | 59 | 1.43% | 41 | 0.99% | 32 | 0.78% | 13 | 0.32% | 353 | 8.56% | 4,126 |
Nottoway County | 2,486 | 47.61% | 2,558 | 48.99% | 77 | 1.47% | 62 | 1.19% | 29 | 0.56% | 10 | 0.19% | -72 | -1.38% | 5,222 |
Orange County | 2,549 | 49.39% | 2,309 | 44.74% | 127 | 2.46% | 100 | 1.94% | 49 | 0.95% | 27 | 0.52% | 240 | 4.65% | 5,161 |
Page County | 3,780 | 51.52% | 3,401 | 46.35% | 29 | 0.40% | 49 | 0.67% | 47 | 0.64% | 31 | 0.42% | 379 | 5.17% | 7,337 |
Patrick County | 2,349 | 43.69% | 2,740 | 50.96% | 104 | 1.93% | 131 | 2.44% | 47 | 0.87% | 6 | 0.11% | -391 | -7.27% | 5,377 |
Pittsylvania County | 9,173 | 51.21% | 7,929 | 44.26% | 333 | 1.86% | 315 | 1.76% | 129 | 0.72% | 34 | 0.19% | 1,244 | 6.94% | 17,913 |
Powhatan County | 2,010 | 55.28% | 1,528 | 42.02% | 9 | 0.25% | 46 | 1.27% | 31 | 0.85% | 12 | 0.33% | 482 | 13.26% | 3,636 |
Prince Edward County | 2,734 | 50.36% | 2,448 | 45.09% | 86 | 1.58% | 71 | 1.31% | 62 | 1.14% | 28 | 0.52% | 286 | 5.27% | 5,429 |
Prince George County | 2,254 | 45.44% | 2,630 | 53.02% | 19 | 0.38% | 18 | 0.36% | 27 | 0.54% | 12 | 0.24% | -376 | -7.58% | 4,960 |
Prince William County | 15,446 | 49.00% | 15,215 | 48.26% | 323 | 1.02% | 405 | 1.28% | 54 | 0.17% | 81 | 0.26% | 231 | 0.73% | 31,524 |
Pulaski County | 4,764 | 44.84% | 5,546 | 52.20% | 87 | 0.82% | 106 | 1.00% | 96 | 0.90% | 25 | 0.24% | -782 | -7.36% | 10,624 |
Rappahannock County | 881 | 44.47% | 1,071 | 54.06% | 8 | 0.40% | 11 | 0.56% | 5 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.25% | -190 | -9.59% | 1,981 |
Richmond County | 1,391 | 60.80% | 864 | 37.76% | 8 | 0.35% | 11 | 0.48% | 11 | 0.48% | 3 | 0.13% | 527 | 23.03% | 2,288 |
Roanoke County | 13,587 | 50.42% | 13,120 | 48.69% | 25 | 0.09% | 100 | 0.37% | 57 | 0.21% | 59 | 0.22% | 467 | 1.73% | 26,948 |
Rockbridge County | 2,157 | 43.66% | 2,525 | 51.11% | 116 | 2.35% | 100 | 2.02% | 31 | 0.63% | 11 | 0.22% | -368 | -7.45% | 4,940 |
Rockingham County | 9,768 | 61.87% | 5,349 | 33.88% | 195 | 1.24% | 344 | 2.18% | 77 | 0.49% | 56 | 0.35% | 4,419 | 27.99% | 15,789 |
Russell County | 4,287 | 40.19% | 6,014 | 56.38% | 185 | 1.73% | 124 | 1.16% | 48 | 0.45% | 9 | 0.08% | -1,727 | -16.19% | 10,667 |
Scott County | 4,313 | 45.43% | 4,496 | 47.36% | 319 | 3.36% | 279 | 2.94% | 74 | 0.78% | 13 | 0.14% | -183 | -1.93% | 9,494 |
Shenandoah County | 6,296 | 64.05% | 3,364 | 34.22% | 27 | 0.27% | 62 | 0.63% | 54 | 0.55% | 27 | 0.27% | 2,932 | 29.83% | 9,830 |
Smyth County | 5,032 | 47.29% | 5,246 | 49.30% | 144 | 1.35% | 164 | 1.54% | 39 | 0.37% | 16 | 0.15% | -214 | -2.01% | 10,641 |
Southampton County | 2,366 | 40.18% | 3,399 | 57.72% | 17 | 0.29% | 33 | 0.56% | 61 | 1.04% | 13 | 0.22% | -1,033 | -17.54% | 5,889 |
Spotsylvania County | 3,210 | 42.46% | 4,210 | 55.69% | 16 | 0.21% | 38 | 0.50% | 73 | 0.97% | 13 | 0.17% | -1,000 | -13.23% | 7,560 |
Stafford County | 4,451 | 46.84% | 4,900 | 51.57% | 19 | 0.20% | 54 | 0.57% | 55 | 0.58% | 23 | 0.24% | -449 | -4.73% | 9,502 |
Surry County | 929 | 32.79% | 1,829 | 64.56% | 26 | 0.92% | 14 | 0.49% | 19 | 0.67% | 16 | 0.56% | -900 | -31.77% | 2,833 |
Sussex County | 1,360 | 33.22% | 2,497 | 60.99% | 112 | 2.74% | 73 | 1.78% | 45 | 1.10% | 7 | 0.17% | -1,137 | -27.77% | 4,094 |
Tazewell County | 5,565 | 41.41% | 7,565 | 56.29% | 94 | 0.70% | 105 | 0.78% | 92 | 0.68% | 18 | 0.13% | -2,000 | -14.88% | 13,439 |
Warren County | 2,985 | 45.80% | 3,221 | 49.42% | 139 | 2.13% | 109 | 1.67% | 45 | 0.69% | 18 | 0.28% | -236 | -3.62% | 6,517 |
Washington County | 6,865 | 48.98% | 6,547 | 46.71% | 287 | 2.05% | 199 | 1.42% | 95 | 0.68% | 22 | 0.16% | 318 | 2.27% | 14,015 |
Westmoreland County | 1,909 | 41.79% | 2,355 | 51.55% | 152 | 3.33% | 111 | 2.43% | 32 | 0.70% | 9 | 0.20% | -446 | -9.76% | 4,568 |
Wise County | 5,691 | 42.63% | 7,134 | 53.43% | 233 | 1.75% | 181 | 1.36% | 90 | 0.67% | 22 | 0.16% | -1,443 | -10.81% | 13,351 |
Wythe County | 4,231 | 51.34% | 3,578 | 43.42% | 185 | 2.24% | 159 | 1.93% | 79 | 0.96% | 9 | 0.11% | 653 | 7.92% | 8,241 |
York County | 5,603 | 53.61% | 4,736 | 45.32% | 16 | 0.15% | 37 | 0.35% | 33 | 0.32% | 26 | 0.25% | 867 | 8.30% | 10,451 |
Alexandria City | 16,880 | 44.53% | 19,858 | 52.38% | 568 | 1.50% | 371 | 0.98% | 109 | 0.29% | 124 | 0.33% | -2,978 | -7.86% | 37,910 |
Bedford City | 1,043 | 45.47% | 1,122 | 48.91% | 67 | 2.92% | 51 | 2.22% | 6 | 0.26% | 5 | 0.22% | -79 | -3.44% | 2,294 |
Bristol City | 2,943 | 46.27% | 3,343 | 52.55% | 10 | 0.16% | 23 | 0.36% | 25 | 0.39% | 17 | 0.27% | -400 | -6.29% | 6,361 |
Buena Vista City | 771 | 41.61% | 993 | 53.59% | 61 | 3.22% | 53 | 2.80% | 13 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.16% | -222 | -11.98% | 1,853 |
Charlottesville City | 6,673 | 48.11% | 6,846 | 49.36% | 110 | 0.79% | 105 | 0.76% | 54 | 0.39% | 81 | 0.58% | -173 | -1.25% | 13,869 |
Chesapeake City | 12,851 | 39.96% | 17,651 | 54.89% | 870 | 2.71% | 576 | 1.79% | 143 | 0.44% | 66 | 0.21% | -4,800 | -14.93% | 32,157 |
Clifton Forge City | 770 | 40.68% | 993 | 52.46% | 61 | 3.22% | 53 | 2.80% | 13 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.16% | -223 | -11.78% | 1,893 |
Colonial Heights City | 4,291 | 61.88% | 2,409 | 34.74% | 46 | 0.66% | 133 | 1.92% | 39 | 0.56% | 16 | 0.23% | 1,882 | 27.14% | 6,934 |
Covington City | 1,173 | 37.06% | 1,820 | 57.50% | 103 | 3.25% | 47 | 1.48% | 18 | 0.57% | 4 | 0.13% | -647 | -20.44% | 3,165 |
Danville City | 10,235 | 59.46% | 6,425 | 37.33% | 198 | 1.15% | 231 | 1.34% | 95 | 0.55% | 28 | 0.16% | 3,810 | 22.14% | 17,212 |
Emporia City | 1,055 | 52.23% | 899 | 44.50% | 13 | 0.64% | 13 | 0.64% | 30 | 1.49% | 10 | 0.50% | 156 | 7.72% | 2,020 |
Fairfax City | 4,174 | 53.36% | 3,464 | 44.28% | 68 | 0.87% | 84 | 1.07% | 9 | 0.12% | 24 | 0.31% | 710 | 9.08% | 7,823 |
Falls Church City | 2,323 | 50.63% | 2,202 | 47.99% | 9 | 0.20% | 27 | 0.59% | 9 | 0.20% | 18 | 0.39% | 121 | 2.64% | 4,588 |
Franklin City | 1,127 | 49.21% | 1,116 | 48.73% | 7 | 0.31% | 10 | 0.44% | 19 | 0.83% | 11 | 0.48% | 11 | 0.48% | 2,290 |
Fredericksburg City | 2,527 | 49.07% | 2,550 | 49.51% | 10 | 0.19% | 11 | 0.21% | 33 | 0.64% | 19 | 0.37% | -23 | -0.45% | 5,150 |
Galax City | 1,128 | 47.59% | 1,218 | 51.39% | 5 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.21% | -90 | -3.80% | 2,370 |
Hampton City | 15,021 | 41.67% | 19,202 | 53.27% | 1,033 | 2.85% | 583 | 1.61% | 117 | 0.32% | 92 | 0.25% | -4,001 | -11.60% | 36,048 |
Harrisonburg City | 3,376 | 63.01% | 1,803 | 33.65% | 53 | 0.99% | 86 | 1.61% | 19 | 0.35% | 21 | 0.39% | 1,573 | 29.36% | 5,358 |
Hopewell City | 3,764 | 48.21% | 3,691 | 47.28% | 179 | 2.29% | 99 | 1.27% | 53 | 0.68% | 21 | 0.27% | 73 | 0.94% | 7,807 |
Lexington City | 1,027 | 50.47% | 945 | 46.44% | 32 | 1.57% | 22 | 1.08% | 4 | 0.20% | 5 | 0.25% | 82 | 4.03% | 2,035 |
Lynchburg City | 14,564 | 61.18% | 8,227 | 34.56% | 412 | 1.73% | 455 | 1.91% | 94 | 0.39% | 52 | 0.22% | 6,337 | 26.62% | 23,804 |
Manassas City | 1,992 | 53.30% | 1,646 | 44.05% | 50 | 1.34% | 37 | 0.99% | 5 | 0.13% | 7 | 0.19% | 346 | 9.26% | 3,737 |
Manassas Park City | 444 | 37.34% | 709 | 59.63% | 7 | 0.59% | 19 | 1.60% | 10 | 0.84% | 0 | 0.00% | -265 | -22.29% | 1,189 |
Martinsville City | 3,147 | 45.38% | 3,491 | 50.34% | 144 | 2.08% | 101 | 1.46% | 34 | 0.49% | 18 | 0.26% | -344 | -4.96% | 6,935 |
Newport News City | 20,914 | 47.01% | 23,058 | 51.83% | 76 | 0.17% | 173 | 0.39% | 186 | 0.42% | 85 | 0.19% | -2,144 | -4.82% | 44,492 |
Norfolk City | 28,099 | 39.91% | 39,295 | 55.82% | 1,543 | 2.19% | 986 | 1.40% | 308 | 0.44% | 171 | 0.24% | -11,196 | -15.90% | 70,402 |
Norton City | 577 | 40.35% | 811 | 56.71% | 17 | 1.19% | 14 | 0.98% | 6 | 0.42% | 5 | 0.35% | -234 | -16.36% | 1,430 |
Petersburg City | 5,041 | 38.53% | 7,852 | 60.02% | 31 | 0.24% | 59 | 0.45% | 70 | 0.54% | 29 | 0.22% | -2,811 | -21.49% | 13,082 |
Poquoson City | 1,461 | 55.34% | 1,140 | 43.18% | 5 | 0.19% | 14 | 0.53% | 13 | 0.49% | 7 | 0.27% | 321 | 12.16% | 2,640 |
Portsmouth City | 12,872 | 35.51% | 22,837 | 63.01% | 80 | 0.22% | 169 | 0.47% | 216 | 0.60% | 72 | 0.20% | -9,965 | -27.49% | 36,246 |
Radford City | 1,844 | 44.74% | 2,240 | 54.34% | 12 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.15% | 14 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.15% | -396 | -9.61% | 4,122 |
Richmond City | 37,176 | 44.73% | 44,687 | 53.77% | 253 | 0.30% | 255 | 0.31% | 430 | 0.52% | 309 | 0.37% | -7,511 | -9.04% | 83,110 |
Roanoke City | 14,738 | 41.00% | 20,696 | 57.57% | 141 | 0.39% | 162 | 0.45% | 137 | 0.38% | 75 | 0.21% | -5,958 | -16.57% | 35,949 |
Salem City | 4,196 | 48.29% | 4,404 | 50.68% | 11 | 0.13% | 47 | 0.54% | 19 | 0.22% | 13 | 0.15% | -208 | -2.39% | 8,690 |
South Boston City | 1,389 | 56.97% | 1,001 | 41.06% | 4 | 0.16% | 10 | 0.41% | 22 | 0.90% | 12 | 0.49% | 388 | 15.91% | 2,438 |
Staunton City | 4,681 | 59.53% | 2,951 | 37.53% | 89 | 1.13% | 95 | 1.21% | 28 | 0.36% | 19 | 0.24% | 1,730 | 22.00% | 7,863 |
Suffolk City | 6,066 | 38.86% | 9,246 | 59.24% | 49 | 0.31% | 68 | 0.44% | 147 | 0.94% | 33 | 0.21% | -3,180 | -20.37% | 15,609 |
Virginia Beach City | 34,593 | 54.46% | 25,824 | 40.66% | 1,607 | 2.53% | 1,143 | 1.80% | 175 | 0.28% | 176 | 0.28% | 8,769 | 13.81% | 63,518 |
Waynesboro City | 3,528 | 59.64% | 2,209 | 37.35% | 75 | 1.27% | 80 | 1.35% | 14 | 0.24% | 9 | 0.15% | 1,319 | 22.30% | 5,915 |
Williamsburg City | 1,654 | 51.77% | 1,468 | 45.95% | 20 | 0.63% | 27 | 0.85% | 7 | 0.22% | 19 | 0.59% | 186 | 5.82% | 3,195 |
Winchester City | 4,075 | 62.85% | 2,346 | 36.18% | 9 | 0.14% | 28 | 0.43% | 17 | 0.26% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,729 | 26.67% | 6,484 |
Totals | 836,554 | 49.29% | 813,896 | 47.96% | 17,802 | 1.05% | 16,686 | 0.98% | 7,508 | 0.44% | 4,648 | 0.27% | 22,658 | 1.34% | 1,697,094 |
Ford won 6 of 10 congressional districts. Ford won four districts held by Democrats, whilst three of Carter's four districts were held by Republicans, and another was gained by a Republican after the incumbent Democrat retired. [20]
District | Ford | Carter | Representative |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 47% | 50% | Thomas N. Downing |
Paul Trible | |||
2nd | 47% | 49% | G. William Whitehurst |
3rd | 56% | 42% | David E. Satterfield III |
4th | 40% | 57% | Robert Daniel |
5th | 51% | 46% | Dan Daniel |
6th | 49% | 48% | M. Caldwell Butler |
7th | 54% | 44% | J. Kenneth Robinson |
8th | 51% | 47% | Herbert Harris |
9th | 45% | 51% | William C. Wampler Jr. |
10th | 51% | 47% | Joseph L. Fisher |
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