1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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November 4, 1969
 
Nominee J. Sargeant Reynolds H. Dunlop Dawbarn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 472,853 371,246
Percentage 53.97% 42.37%

County and independent city results
Reynolds:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Dawburn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Fred G. Pollard
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

J. Sargeant Reynolds
Democratic

The 1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1969, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia Senate J. Sargeant Reynolds defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia Senate H. Dunlop Dawbarn, American Independent nominee Samuel J. Breeding Jr. and Conservative nominee Louis A. Brooks Jr.[1]

General election

On election day, November 4, 1969, Democratic nominee J. Sargeant Reynolds won the election by a margin of 101,607 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee H. Dunlop Dawbarn, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Reynolds was sworn in as the 30th lieutenant governor of Virginia on January 17, 1970.[2]

Results

1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Sargeant Reynolds 472,853 53.97
Republican H. Dunlop Dawbarn 371,246 42.37
American Independent Samuel J. Breeding Jr. 16,839 1.92
Conservative Louis A. Brooks Jr. 15,277 1.74
Total votes 876,215 100.00
Democratic hold

Results by county or independent city

1969 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election by county or independent city[3]
Julian Sargeant Reynolds
Democratic
Henry Dunlop Dawbarn
Republican
Samuel J. Breeding Jr.
American Independent
Louis A. Brooks Jr.
Virginia Conservative
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Accomack County 3,407 54.62% 2,552 40.91% 125 2.00% 154 2.47% 855 13.71% 6,238
Albemarle County 3,418 56.83% 2,475 41.15% 52 0.86% 69 1.15% 943 15.68% 6,014
Alleghany County 1,381 55.24% 1,075 43.00% 22 0.88% 22 0.88% 306 12.24% 2,500
Amelia County 911 58.40% 508 32.56% 54 3.46% 87 5.58% 403 25.83% 1,560
Amherst County 2,420 57.94% 1,568 37.54% 127 3.04% 62 1.48% 852 20.40% 4,177
Appomattox County 1,887 66.84% 853 30.22% 69 2.44% 14 0.50% 1,034 36.63% 2,823
Arlington County 17,579 49.83% 16,730 47.42% 708 2.01% 264 0.75% 849 2.41% 35,281
Augusta County 2,203 30.27% 4,937 67.84% 31 0.43% 106 1.46% -2,734 -37.57% 7,277
Bath County 607 54.34% 486 43.51% 14 1.25% 10 0.90% 121 10.83% 1,117
Bedford County 2,226 50.58% 1,660 37.72% 407 9.25% 108 2.45% 566 12.86% 4,401
Bland County 717 49.65% 674 46.68% 40 2.77% 13 0.90% 43 2.98% 1,444
Botetourt County 1,782 47.70% 1,882 50.37% 49 1.31% 23 0.62% -100 -2.68% 3,736
Brunswick County 1,875 59.09% 1,050 33.09% 114 3.59% 134 4.22% 825 26.00% 3,173
Buchanan County 3,974 55.03% 2,858 39.58% 288 3.99% 101 1.40% 1,116 15.45% 7,221
Buckingham County 1,469 62.04% 582 24.58% 275 11.61% 42 1.77% 887 37.46% 2,368
Campbell County 2,512 42.31% 2,942 49.55% 229 3.86% 254 4.28% -430 -7.24% 5,937
Caroline County 1,726 70.39% 661 26.96% 33 1.35% 32 1.31% 1,065 43.43% 2,452
Carroll County 1,987 35.04% 3,588 63.28% 44 0.78% 51 0.90% -1,601 -28.24% 5,670
Charles City County 982 82.04% 199 16.62% 9 0.75% 7 0.58% 783 65.41% 1,197
Charlotte County 1,491 67.74% 597 27.12% 69 3.13% 44 2.00% 894 40.62% 2,201
Chesterfield County 9,813 39.43% 12,308 49.45% 621 2.49% 2,148 8.63% -2,495 -10.02% 24,890
Clarke County 1,013 56.47% 758 42.25% 8 0.45% 15 0.84% 255 14.21% 1,794
Craig County 562 56.54% 417 41.95% 11 1.11% 4 0.40% 145 14.59% 994
Culpeper County 1,587 51.63% 1,413 45.97% 49 1.59% 25 0.81% 174 5.66% 3,074
Cumberland County 1,227 68.39% 507 28.26% 31 1.73% 29 1.62% 720 40.13% 1,794
Dickenson County 3,190 50.84% 2,968 47.30% 68 1.08% 49 0.78% 222 3.54% 6,275
Dinwiddie County 2,433 71.64% 810 23.85% 69 2.03% 84 2.47% 1,623 47.79% 3,396
Essex County 928 68.59% 387 28.60% 25 1.85% 13 0.96% 541 39.99% 1,353
Fairfax County 32,135 47.29% 34,722 51.10% 570 0.84% 519 0.76% -2,587 -3.81% 67,946
Fauquier County 2,702 60.15% 1,625 36.18% 87 1.94% 78 1.74% 1,077 23.98% 4,492
Floyd County 814 36.23% 1,398 62.22% 21 0.93% 14 0.62% -584 -25.99% 2,247
Fluvanna County 586 54.21% 449 41.54% 18 1.67% 28 2.59% 137 12.67% 1,081
Franklin County 2,967 63.99% 1,537 33.15% 86 1.85% 47 1.01% 1,430 30.84% 4,637
Frederick County 2,438 47.55% 2,554 49.81% 65 1.27% 70 1.37% -116 -2.26% 5,127
Giles County 2,674 59.04% 1,753 38.71% 80 1.77% 22 0.49% 921 20.34% 4,529
Gloucester County 1,669 56.75% 1,151 39.14% 56 1.90% 65 2.21% 518 17.61% 2,941
Goochland County 1,660 66.72% 751 30.18% 45 1.81% 32 1.29% 909 36.54% 2,488
Grayson County 2,568 48.35% 2,684 50.54% 37 0.70% 22 0.41% -116 -2.18% 5,311
Greene County 446 42.68% 569 54.45% 14 1.34% 16 1.53% -123 -11.77% 1,045
Greensville County 1,265 63.92% 642 32.44% 35 1.77% 37 1.87% 623 31.48% 1,979
Halifax County 2,638 55.82% 1,959 41.45% 87 1.84% 42 0.89% 679 14.37% 4,726
Hanover County 3,474 47.92% 3,521 48.57% 119 1.64% 135 1.86% -47 -0.65% 7,249
Henrico County 17,406 45.00% 20,321 52.54% 368 0.95% 584 1.51% -2,915 -7.54% 38,679
Henry County 3,934 62.76% 2,029 32.37% 208 3.32% 97 1.55% 1,905 30.39% 6,268
Highland County 283 35.60% 497 62.52% 8 1.01% 7 0.88% -214 -26.92% 795
Isle of Wight County 2,363 62.63% 1,015 26.90% 207 5.49% 188 4.98% 1,348 35.73% 3,773
James City County 1,427 52.18% 995 36.38% 123 4.50% 190 6.95% 432 15.80% 2,735
King and Queen County 794 67.75% 319 27.22% 25 2.13% 34 2.90% 475 40.53% 1,172
King George County 777 53.55% 644 44.38% 18 1.24% 12 0.83% 133 9.17% 1,451
King William County 1,121 60.27% 686 36.88% 21 1.13% 32 1.72% 435 23.39% 1,860
Lancaster County 1,421 53.93% 1,153 43.76% 34 1.29% 27 1.02% 268 10.17% 2,635
Lee County 4,472 56.29% 3,170 39.90% 207 2.61% 96 1.21% 1,302 16.39% 7,945
Loudoun County 3,383 51.60% 1,979 30.19% 579 8.83% 615 9.38% 1,404 21.42% 6,556
Louisa County 1,477 59.27% 928 37.24% 41 1.65% 46 1.85% 549 22.03% 2,492
Lunenburg County 1,451 60.41% 753 31.35% 105 4.37% 93 3.87% 698 29.06% 2,402
Madison County 751 41.31% 1,010 55.56% 29 1.60% 28 1.54% -259 -14.25% 1,818
Mathews County 898 48.51% 893 48.24% 35 1.89% 25 1.35% 5 0.27% 1,851
Mecklenburg County 3,578 62.04% 1,956 33.92% 118 2.05% 115 1.99% 1,622 28.13% 5,767
Middlesex County 768 51.86% 661 44.63% 23 1.55% 29 1.96% 107 7.22% 1,481
Montgomery County 3,719 45.90% 4,236 52.28% 94 1.16% 54 0.67% -517 -6.38% 8,103
Nansemond County 3,942 64.61% 1,887 30.93% 207 3.39% 65 1.07% 2,055 33.68% 6,101
Nelson County 1,117 63.68% 571 32.55% 33 1.88% 33 1.88% 546 31.13% 1,754
New Kent County 672 57.83% 427 36.75% 39 3.36% 24 2.07% 245 21.08% 1,162
Northampton County 1,667 58.76% 1,095 38.60% 44 1.55% 31 1.09% 572 20.16% 2,837
Northumberland County 1,127 55.60% 858 42.33% 23 1.13% 19 0.94% 269 13.27% 2,027
Nottoway County 2,008 62.26% 1,088 33.74% 47 1.46% 82 2.54% 920 28.53% 3,225
Orange County 1,235 47.98% 1,285 49.92% 25 0.97% 29 1.13% -50 -1.94% 2,574
Page County 2,469 50.42% 2,348 47.95% 49 1.00% 31 0.63% 121 2.47% 4,897
Patrick County 2,001 56.02% 1,470 41.15% 71 1.99% 30 0.84% 531 14.87% 3,572
Pittsylvania County 5,560 63.51% 2,322 26.52% 431 4.92% 442 5.05% 3,238 36.98% 8,755
Powhatan County 1,218 61.98% 590 30.03% 97 4.94% 60 3.05% 628 31.96% 1,965
Prince Edward County 2,057 58.62% 1,356 38.64% 49 1.40% 47 1.34% 701 19.98% 3,509
Prince George County 1,622 62.92% 856 33.20% 47 1.82% 53 2.06% 766 29.71% 2,578
Prince William County 4,614 42.06% 4,207 38.35% 1,157 10.55% 992 9.04% 407 3.71% 10,970
Pulaski County 3,824 56.67% 2,773 41.09% 92 1.36% 59 0.87% 1,051 15.57% 6,748
Rappahannock County 702 59.19% 434 36.59% 20 1.69% 30 2.53% 268 22.60% 1,186
Richmond County 621 46.76% 687 51.73% 10 0.75% 10 0.75% -66 -4.97% 1,328
Roanoke County 7,763 43.02% 9,958 55.18% 234 1.30% 90 0.50% -2,195 -12.16% 18,045
Rockbridge County 1,017 43.42% 1,289 55.04% 16 0.68% 20 0.85% -272 -11.61% 2,342
Rockingham County 3,037 38.41% 4,727 59.79% 65 0.82% 77 0.97% -1,690 -21.38% 7,906
Russell County 3,442 51.68% 3,040 45.65% 68 1.02% 110 1.65% 402 6.04% 6,660
Scott County 2,222 44.40% 2,716 54.27% 45 0.90% 22 0.44% -494 -9.87% 5,005
Shenandoah County 3,215 45.96% 3,568 51.01% 118 1.69% 94 1.34% -353 -5.05% 6,995
Smyth County 2,510 37.46% 4,087 61.00% 57 0.85% 46 0.69% -1,577 -23.54% 6,700
Southampton County 2,194 67.28% 938 28.76% 58 1.78% 71 2.18% 1,256 38.52% 3,261
Spotsylvania County 2,518 67.65% 1,038 27.89% 75 2.02% 91 2.44% 1,480 39.76% 3,722
Stafford County 2,579 58.39% 1,672 37.85% 77 1.74% 89 2.01% 907 20.53% 4,417
Surry County 1,139 72.23% 397 25.17% 21 1.33% 20 1.27% 742 47.05% 1,577
Sussex County 2,039 71.47% 726 25.45% 47 1.65% 41 1.44% 1,313 46.02% 2,853
Tazewell County 4,203 56.80% 2,948 39.84% 173 2.34% 76 1.03% 1,255 16.96% 7,400
Warren County 2,328 58.36% 1,550 38.86% 57 1.43% 54 1.35% 778 19.50% 3,989
Washington County 4,331 51.29% 3,922 46.45% 140 1.66% 51 0.60% 409 4.84% 8,444
Westmoreland County 1,099 56.97% 777 40.28% 28 1.45% 25 1.30% 322 16.69% 1,929
Wise County 6,168 56.50% 4,593 42.07% 91 0.83% 65 0.60% 1,575 14.43% 10,917
Wythe County 2,534 49.39% 2,489 48.51% 88 1.72% 20 0.39% 45 0.88% 5,131
York County 3,059 53.00% 2,494 43.21% 142 2.46% 77 1.33% 565 9.79% 5,772
Alexandria City 8,339 50.59% 6,373 38.67% 731 4.44% 1,039 6.30% 1,966 11.93% 16,482
Bedford City 743 52.92% 550 39.17% 63 4.49% 48 3.42% 193 13.75% 1,404
Bristol City 1,876 69.40% 775 28.67% 34 1.26% 18 0.67% 1,101 40.73% 2,703
Buena Vista City 558 48.48% 566 49.17% 10 0.87% 17 1.48% -8 -0.70% 1,151
Charlottesville City 5,290 63.85% 2,849 34.39% 34 0.41% 112 1.35% 2,441 29.46% 8,285
Chesapeake City 9,430 59.85% 5,688 36.10% 414 2.63% 224 1.42% 3,742 23.75% 15,756
Clifton Forge City 774 55.48% 577 41.36% 33 2.37% 11 0.79% 197 14.12% 1,395
Colonial Heights City 1,809 53.08% 1,258 36.91% 65 1.91% 276 8.10% 551 16.17% 3,408
Covington City 1,501 59.63% 979 38.90% 21 0.83% 16 0.64% 522 20.74% 2,517
Danville City 5,610 57.30% 4,024 41.10% 73 0.75% 83 0.85% 1,586 16.20% 9,790
Emporia City 871 58.61% 555 37.35% 27 1.82% 33 2.22% 316 21.27% 1,486
Fairfax City 1,770 50.31% 1,592 45.25% 66 1.88% 90 2.56% 178 5.06% 3,518
Falls Church City 1,471 55.11% 1,126 42.19% 31 1.16% 41 1.54% 345 12.93% 2,669
Franklin City 834 57.40% 565 38.89% 30 2.06% 24 1.65% 269 18.51% 1,453
Fredericksburg City 2,635 67.13% 1,216 30.98% 38 0.97% 36 0.92% 1,419 36.15% 3,925
Galax City 971 53.06% 843 46.07% 11 0.60% 5 0.27% 128 6.99% 1,830
Hampton City 12,284 62.76% 6,879 35.14% 255 1.30% 156 0.80% 5,405 27.61% 19,574
Harrisonburg City 1,509 46.99% 1,659 51.67% 18 0.56% 25 0.78% -150 -4.67% 3,211
Hopewell City 2,014 46.88% 1,972 45.90% 31 0.72% 279 6.49% 42 0.98% 4,296
Lexington City 666 48.54% 690 50.29% 9 0.66% 7 0.51% -24 -1.75% 1,372
Lynchburg City 4,347 43.94% 5,043 50.98% 243 2.46% 260 2.63% -696 -7.04% 9,893
Martinsville City 2,527 64.45% 1,303 33.23% 58 1.48% 33 0.84% 1,224 31.22% 3,921
Newport News City 13,334 60.78% 8,047 36.68% 358 1.63% 200 0.91% 5,287 24.10% 21,939
Norfolk City 25,577 60.64% 15,036 35.65% 1,277 3.03% 289 0.69% 10,541 24.99% 42,179
Norton City 528 54.83% 418 43.41% 14 1.45% 3 0.31% 110 11.42% 963
Petersburg City 4,989 73.01% 1,681 24.60% 62 0.91% 101 1.48% 3,308 48.41% 6,833
Portsmouth City 15,506 69.71% 6,308 28.36% 294 1.32% 135 0.61% 9,198 41.35% 22,243
Radford City 1,643 54.66% 1,330 44.24% 17 0.57% 16 0.53% 313 10.41% 3,006
Richmond City 30,432 67.38% 13,923 30.83% 291 0.64% 518[a] 1.15% 16,509 36.55% 45,166
Roanoke City 11,904 54.23% 9,727 44.31% 199 0.91% 120 0.55% 2,177 9.92% 21,950
Salem City 867 49.88% 853 49.08% 8 0.46% 10 0.58% 14 0.81% 1,738
South Boston City 3,308 46.58% 3,688 51.94% 65 0.92% 40 0.56% -380 -5.35% 7,101
Staunton City 2,135 40.50% 3,087 58.55% 21 0.40% 29 0.55% -952 -18.06% 5,272
Suffolk City 1,408 59.97% 885 37.69% 47 2.00% 8 0.34% 523 22.27% 2,348
Virginia Beach City 12,483 51.41% 11,212 46.17% 458 1.89% 130 0.54% 1,271 5.23% 24,283
Waynesboro City 1,277 29.98% 2,818 66.15% 48 1.13% 117 2.75% -1,541 -36.17% 4,260
Williamsburg City 823 51.05% 519 32.20% 119 7.38% 151 9.37% 304 18.86% 1,612
Winchester City 1,591 51.42% 1,444 46.67% 21 0.68% 38 1.23% 147 4.75% 3,094
Totals 472,853 53.97% 371,246 42.37% 16,839 1.92% 15,277 1.74% 101,607 11.60% 876,217

Notes

  1. ^ Two write-in votes were reported from this county or city.

References

  1. ^ "1969 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Virginia". uselectionatlas.org. September 21, 2016. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ "VA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 18, 2009. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ "1969 Lieutenant Governor General Election". Historical Elections Database. Virginia Department of Elections.