Conservative Party of Virginia (1965)
Conservative Party of Virginia | |
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Founded | 1965 |
Dissolved | 1969 |
Preceded by | Democratic Party of Virginia |
Succeeded by | Republican Party of Virginia[citation needed] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right |
The Conservative Party of Virginia was a United States political party in the state of Virginia during the mid 20th century. The party formed after Mills E. Godwin, Jr. was selected as the Democratic party's candidate for governor in 1965 due to his openly soliciting the votes of African-Americans.[1] 300 delegates met at Richmond, Virginia and formed the party and selected William J. Story, Jr., assistant superintendent of schools, Chesapeake, Va., for Governor; Reid T. Putney, a forestry consultant of Goochland, for Lieutenant-Governor, and John W. Carter for Attorney-General.[2] In 1969 the party ran Beverly McDowell for governor.
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- Political parties in Virginia
- Political parties established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in Virginia
- Defunct conservative parties in the United States
- White supremacy in the United States
- Far-right politics in the United States