1966 United States Senate election in Virginia

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1966 United States Senate election in Virginia

← 1960 November 8, 1966 1972 →
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Nominee William B. Spong Jr. James P. Ould Jr. F. Lee Hawthorne
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 429,855 245,681 58,251
Percentage 58.6% 33.5% 7.9%

1966 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg
County and independent city results
Spong:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Ould:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election

A. Willis Robertson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

William B. Spong Jr.
Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1966. Democratic State Senator William Spong Jr. defeated Republican James Ould and Independent F. Lee Hawthorne. This was the last time a Democrat won the Class II senate seat from Virginia until 2008. The election was held on the same day as a special election for Virginia's other United States Senate seat.

Results[]

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1966[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William B. Spong Jr. 429,855 58.57% -22.70%
Republican James P. Ould, Jr. 245,681 33.48% +33.48%
Independent F. Lee Hawthorne 58,251 7.94%
Write-ins 92 0.01% -0.17%
Majority 184,174 25.10% -41.93%
Turnout 733,879
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1966 United States Senate elections

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