Virginia gubernatorial election, 1969
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In the 1969 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. A. Linwood Holton, Jr., an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated again by the Republican Party to run against former United States Ambassador to Australia, Democratic candidate William C. Battle. Holton was the first Republican Governor of Virginia to be elected since the Reconstruction era.
Candidates
- William C. Battle, former United States Ambassador to Australia (D)
- A. Linwood Holton, Jr., attorney from Roanoke (R)
Results
| Virginia gubernatorial election, 1969[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | A. Linwood Holton, Jr. | 480,869 | 52.51% | +14.80% | |
| Democratic | William C. Battle | 415,695 | 45.39% | -2.50% | |
| Conservative | Beverly McDowell | 10,596 | 1.16% | -12.22% | |
| American Independent | William Pennington | 7,382 | 0.81% | +0.81% | |
| Independent | George Walker | 1,182 | 0.13% | ||
| Write-ins | 317 | <0.01% | |||
| Majority | 65,174 | 7.12% | -7.86% | ||
| Turnout | 915,764 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
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