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Election 1966 Results

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1966 US Senate election in Virginia

William B. Spong Jr. (Democrat) beat James P. Ould Jr. (Republican) in Virginia in 1966, 58.6% to 33.5%, a margin of 25.1 points and 184,174 votes.

Harry F. Byrd Jr. (Democrat) beat Lawrence Traylor (Republican) in Virginia in 1966, 53.3% to 37.4%, a margin of 15.9 points and 116,224 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when A. Willis Robertson won.

Democrats led in 110 of the 131 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Fairfax, cast 61,209 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.3 points. The closest was Botetourt, where 22 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William B. Spong Jr. won	Democratic	429,855	58.6%
James P. Ould Jr.	Republican	245,681	33.5%
F. Lee Hawthorne	Independent	58,251	7.9%
All other candidates		92	0.0%
Total		733,879

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harry F. Byrd Jr. won	Democratic	389,028	53.3%
Lawrence Traylor	Republican	272,804	37.4%
John W. Carter	Independent	57,692	7.9%
All other candidates		10,315	1.4%
Total		729,839

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Fairfax	36,472 59.6%	22,838 37.3%	1,899	61,209	D+22.3
Richmond	28,403 71.7%	8,538 21.6%	2,653	39,594	D+50.2
Arlington	21,294 60.4%	12,176 34.5%	1,795	35,265	D+25.9
Norfolk	22,091 70.5%	7,407 23.6%	1,826	31,324	D+46.9
Henrico	11,453 46.1%	10,609 42.7%	2,786	24,848	D+3.4
Portsmouth	13,478 78.0%	2,727 15.8%	1,064	17,269	D+62.3
Virginia Beach	11,587 68.1%	4,392 25.8%	1,043	17,022	D+42.3
Roanoke	8,147 48.9%	8,000 48.0%	507	16,654	D+0.9
Newport News	10,481 63.0%	4,858 29.2%	1,300	16,639	D+33.8
Chesterfield	6,537 40.2%	5,960 36.7%	3,754	16,251	D+3.6
Alexandria	9,836 62.3%	5,492 34.8%	450	15,778	D+27.5
Hampton	9,797 66.7%	3,887 26.4%	1,013	14,697	D+40.2
Chesapeake	8,114 61.4%	2,793 21.1%	2,303	13,210	D+40.3
Roanoke	4,618 38.6%	6,891 57.6%	449	11,958	R+19.0
Lynchburg	4,241 40.8%	3,355 32.3%	2,786	10,382	D+8.5
Wise	5,965 60.8%	3,690 37.6%	160	9,815	D+23.2
Washington	4,230 47.4%	4,460 49.9%	243	8,933	R+2.6
Lee	4,277 54.9%	3,349 43.0%	168	7,794	D+11.9
Smyth	3,574 46.0%	4,017 51.7%	180	7,771	R+5.7
Scott	3,401 44.5%	4,001 52.4%	236	7,638	R+7.9
Buchanan	4,007 56.3%	2,806 39.4%	301	7,114	D+16.9
Russell	3,670 51.6%	3,254 45.8%	184	7,108	D+5.9
Pittsylvania	3,869 55.4%	1,581 22.6%	1,532	6,982	D+32.8
Tazewell	3,861 55.4%	2,881 41.3%	233	6,975	D+14.1
Prince William	4,372 63.6%	1,976 28.7%	529	6,877	D+34.8
Danville	3,682 53.8%	1,725 25.2%	1,431	6,838	D+28.6
Petersburg	4,903 76.6%	949 14.8%	550	6,402	D+61.8
Charlottesville	3,748 59.6%	2,335 37.1%	208	6,291	D+22.5
Rockingham	2,701 43.5%	3,298 53.1%	213	6,212	R+9.6
Dickenson	3,218 53.2%	2,687 44.4%	144	6,049	D+8.8
Shenandoah	2,517 41.6%	3,440 56.9%	92	6,049	R+15.3
Augusta	2,731 45.3%	3,020 50.1%	275	6,026	R+4.8
Hanover	3,429 58.8%	1,854 31.8%	544	5,827	D+27.0
Montgomery	2,394 41.4%	3,199 55.3%	188	5,781	R+13.9
Nansemond (Ext)	3,716 70.4%	804 15.2%	756	5,276	D+55.2
Loudoun	3,531 69.2%	1,299 25.4%	275	5,105	D+43.7
Campbell	1,990 39.3%	1,823 36.0%	1,245	5,058	D+3.3
Page	2,399 48.4%	2,463 49.7%	93	4,955	R+1.3
Wythe	2,394 48.4%	2,365 47.8%	184	4,943	D+0.6
Pulaski	2,446 49.8%	2,288 46.5%	182	4,916	D+3.2
Carroll	1,356 27.9%	3,406 70.2%	92	4,854	R+42.2
Stafford	3,004 64.4%	1,496 32.0%	168	4,668	D+32.3
Mecklenburg	2,563 56.1%	877 19.2%	1,131	4,571	D+36.9
Albemarle	2,539 55.9%	1,797 39.6%	205	4,541	D+16.3
Bedford	2,031 45.0%	1,536 34.1%	944	4,511	D+11.0
Halifax	2,678 60.0%	970 21.7%	815	4,463	D+38.3
Fauquier	3,272 75.3%	909 20.9%	163	4,344	D+54.4
Accomack	2,819 65.9%	1,234 28.9%	223	4,276	D+37.1
Grayson	1,905 44.9%	2,254 53.1%	82	4,241	R+8.2
Staunton	2,257 53.9%	1,774 42.4%	153	4,184	D+11.5
Fredericksburg	2,998 73.2%	995 24.3%	103	4,096	D+48.9
Giles	2,004 49.6%	1,904 47.2%	129	4,037	D+2.5
York	2,161 53.5%	1,516 37.6%	359	4,036	D+16.0
Henry	2,113 55.4%	1,406 36.9%	294	3,813	D+18.5
Greensville	2,123 56.2%	708 18.7%	949	3,780	D+37.4
Frederick	2,430 65.4%	1,217 32.8%	67	3,714	D+32.7
Spotsylvania	2,685 72.5%	873 23.6%	147	3,705	D+48.9
Prince Edward	2,099 60.8%	900 26.1%	451	3,450	D+34.8
Brunswick	1,802 52.6%	277 8.1%	1,347	3,426	D+44.5
Amherst	1,674 49.6%	995 29.5%	709	3,378	D+20.1
Fairfax	2,014 60.8%	1,159 35.0%	141	3,314	D+25.8
Warren	2,089 63.5%	1,147 34.9%	55	3,291	D+28.6
Winchester	2,297 70.4%	911 27.9%	53	3,261	D+42.5
Hopewell	1,850 57.0%	884 27.3%	509	3,243	D+29.8
Nottoway	1,882 59.1%	608 19.1%	697	3,187	D+40.0
Southampton	1,800 56.7%	454 14.3%	923	3,177	D+42.4
Bristol	2,031 64.6%	1,067 33.9%	47	3,145	D+30.7
Dinwiddie	2,185 69.6%	329 10.5%	627	3,141	D+59.1
Franklin	1,830 58.4%	1,077 34.4%	226	3,133	D+24.0
Caroline	2,306 74.0%	527 16.9%	285	3,118	D+57.1
Botetourt	1,471 47.9%	1,493 48.6%	105	3,069	R+0.7
Martinsville	1,893 62.0%	1,067 34.9%	93	3,053	D+27.1
Isle Of Wight	1,886 62.3%	463 15.3%	678	3,027	D+47.0
Appomattox	2,147 72.3%	537 18.1%	286	2,970	D+54.2
Louisa	1,894 64.6%	751 25.6%	287	2,932	D+39.0
Waynesboro	1,181 40.4%	1,659 56.8%	81	2,921	R+16.4
Northumberland	1,780 61.2%	949 32.6%	181	2,910	D+28.6
Sussex	1,890 65.4%	468 16.2%	531	2,889	D+49.2
Westmoreland	2,093 73.3%	630 22.1%	132	2,855	D+51.2
Falls Church	1,842 65.1%	901 31.9%	85	2,828	D+33.3
Colonial Hts.	1,568 55.6%	843 29.9%	410	2,821	D+25.7
Lunenburg	1,447 54.3%	361 13.6%	856	2,664	D+40.8
Harrisonburg	1,353 51.3%	1,229 46.6%	55	2,637	D+4.7
Goochland	1,727 67.0%	478 18.5%	373	2,578	D+48.4
Culpeper	1,553 62.6%	844 34.0%	84	2,481	D+28.6
Lancaster	1,519 61.5%	797 32.3%	154	2,470	D+29.2
Charlotte	1,092 46.9%	490 21.0%	747	2,329	D+25.8
Buckingham	1,755 76.0%	428 18.5%	126	2,309	D+57.5
Radford	1,060 46.8%	1,158 51.1%	47	2,265	R+4.3
Prince George	1,396 62.0%	462 20.5%	394	2,252	D+41.5
Patrick	1,347 60.1%	750 33.5%	144	2,241	D+26.6
Suffolk	1,507 69.3%	470 21.6%	197	2,174	D+47.7
Gloucester	1,225 59.5%	569 27.6%	265	2,059	D+31.9
Covington	1,240 60.4%	736 35.8%	77	2,053	D+24.5
Floyd	617 31.6%	1,291 66.0%	47	1,955	R+34.5
Orange	1,174 60.2%	627 32.1%	150	1,951	D+28.0
Northampton	1,126 58.3%	688 35.6%	118	1,932	D+22.7
Rockbridge	897 46.9%	936 49.0%	79	1,912	R+2.0
Amelia	1,070 57.5%	219 11.8%	573	1,862	D+45.7
King William	1,290 73.5%	343 19.6%	121	1,754	D+54.0
Essex	1,297 75.0%	335 19.4%	98	1,730	D+55.6
Alleghany	974 56.3%	692 40.0%	63	1,729	D+16.3
Cumberland	1,005 58.6%	567 33.1%	143	1,715	D+25.5
Richmond	1,086 67.4%	432 26.8%	94	1,612	D+40.6
Powhatan	880 54.8%	223 13.9%	502	1,605	D+40.9
King George	1,119 69.9%	436 27.2%	47	1,602	D+42.6
Clarke	1,267 79.1%	309 19.3%	25	1,601	D+59.8
Surry	1,211 77.5%	196 12.5%	156	1,563	D+64.9
King And Queen	1,181 78.6%	210 14.0%	112	1,503	D+64.6
James City	908 61.1%	440 29.6%	137	1,485	D+31.5
Nelson	962 66.5%	347 24.0%	137	1,446	D+42.5
South Boston	913 63.8%	400 27.9%	119	1,432	D+35.8
Bland	741 52.0%	642 45.1%	41	1,424	D+7.0
Mathews	780 55.8%	518 37.1%	100	1,398	D+18.7
Charles City	1,206 86.9%	154 11.1%	28	1,388	D+75.8
Bath	798 59.5%	501 37.3%	43	1,342	D+22.1
Franklin	772 58.4%	273 20.6%	278	1,323	D+37.7
New Kent	880 68.8%	270 21.1%	129	1,279	D+47.7
Fluvanna	654 52.4%	362 29.0%	232	1,248	D+23.4
Madison	692 55.7%	516 41.5%	35	1,243	D+14.2
Lexington	599 48.4%	623 50.3%	16	1,238	R+1.9
Williamsburg	753 61.1%	420 34.1%	60	1,233	D+27.0
Clifton Forge	728 60.4%	432 35.9%	45	1,205	D+24.6
Middlesex	657 57.2%	281 24.5%	211	1,149	D+32.7
Galax	498 46.5%	550 51.4%	23	1,071	R+4.9
Rappahannock	818 77.3%	213 20.1%	27	1,058	D+57.2
Norton	618 59.5%	409 39.4%	11	1,038	D+20.1
Craig	393 46.6%	435 51.5%	16	844	R+5.0
Highland	352 45.3%	419 53.9%	6	777	R+8.6
Greene	320 41.5%	417 54.0%	35	772	R+12.6
Buena Vista	382 51.6%	328 44.3%	30	740	D+7.3

Counties as they stood in 1966; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Virginia Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Timothy M. Kaine (D)	D+8.9
2020	Mark Robert Warner (D)	D+12.1
2018	Timothy M. Kaine (D)	D+16.0
2014	Mark R. Warner (D)	D+0.8
2012	Timothy M. Kaine (D)	D+5.9
2008	Mark Warner (D)	D+31.3
2006	Jim Webb (D)	D+0.4
2002	John Warner (R)	R+82.6
2000	George F. Allen (R)	R+4.6
1996	John W. Warner (R)	R+5.1
1994	Chuck Robb (D)	D+2.7
1990	John Warner (R)	R+80.9
1988	Charles S. Robb (D)	D+42.6
1984	John Warner (R)	R+40.1
1982	Paul Trible (R)	R+2.4
1978	John William Warner (R)	R+0.4
1976	Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1972	William Lloyd Scott (R)	R+5.3
1970	Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1966	William B. Spong Jr. (D)	D+25.1
1964	Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)	D+44.8
1960	A. Willis Robertson (D)	D+81.3
1958	Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)	D+69.3
1954	A. Willis Robertson (D)	D+79.9
1952	Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)	D+73.4
1948	A. Willis Robertson (D)	D+34.8
1946	Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)	D+34.4
1942	Carter Glass (D)	D+91.1
1940	Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)	D+93.3
1936	Carter Glass (D)	D+86.9
1934	Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)	D+55.0
1930	Carter Glass (D)	D+76.7
1928	Claude Swanson (D)	D+99.8
1924	Carter Glass (D)	D+48.9
1922	Claude Swanson (D)	D+45.4
1918	Thomas S. Martin (D)	D+99.7
1916	Claude Swanson (D)	D+99.9