1966 United States Senate election in Virginia

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United States Senate election in Virginia, 1966

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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%

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.

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

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