1966 United States Senate election in Virginia

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1966

November 8, 1966

Nominee William 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%

U.S. senator before election Absalom Willis Robertson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William 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.

Results

General election results

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%	+7.94
	Write-ins		92	0.01%	−0.17
Majority			184,174	25.10%
Turnout			733,879
	Democratic hold

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Preceded by 1964 Harry F. Byrd, Jr.

Virginia U.S. Senate elections 1966 William B. Spong, Jr.

Succeeded by 1970 Harry F. Byrd, Jr.