1969 · Governor of Virginia · Virginia
Election ID 1969RVAG
Election details
- Election year
- 1969
- Office
- Governor of Virginia
- Election type
- Regular — Governor
- District
- — (At large (statewide))
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Seats
- 1
- Candidates
- 5
- Other votes
- 40
- Reported total
- 915764
- Assembly year
- 1970
- Tally
- Complete
- Election ID
- 1969RVAG
Notes: Beverly McDowell: no gender info: U
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Outcome | Votes | % votes | Incumbency | Campaign exp. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holton, Abner Linwood Jr | REP | Won | 480,869 | — | Non-incumbent | $387,552 | Campaign expenditure: Buchanan(1970), p.63. |
| Battle, William C | DEM | Lost | 415,695 | — | Non-incumbent | $321,294 | CE: Buchanan (1970) p.63: Democrats reported identical expenditures for all three statewide candidates on Democrat ticket, which corresponded to $107098, or one-third of total expenditure listed here. See also Atkinson, The Dynamic Dominion, 2nd ed. rev., (2006) p. 215n5. |
| McDowell, Beverly B | VCN | Lost | 10,596 | — | Non-incumbent | — | — |
| Pennington, William A | AIN | Lost | 7,382 | — | Non-incumbent | — | — |
| Walker, George R | IND | Lost | 1,182 | — | Non-incumbent | — | — |