1966 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 1966 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1966. Senator A. Willis Robertson ran for re-election to a fourth term in office but was defeated in the Democratic primary by State Senator William B. Spong Jr. Spong then defeated Republican James Ould and Independent F. Lee Hawthorne in the general election.
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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% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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