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Candidate Key
 
Linwood Holton
Republican
 
 
William C. Battle
Democratic
 
 
Beverly B. McDowell
Conservative
 
 
Dr William A. Pennington
American Independent
 
 
George R. Walker
Independent
 
 

1969 Governor General Election

View as: # | %  
County/City Ward Pct All Others Total Votes Cast
Totals
480,869
415,695
10,596
7,382
1,182
40 915,764
Accomack County
 
3,188
3,207
201
8
3
0 6,607
Albemarle County
 
3,001
3,136
50
52
6
0 6,245
Alexandria City
 
8,987
8,589
62
132
18
0 17,788
Alleghany County
 
1,312
1,224
7
10
1
0 2,554
Amelia County
 
692
841
123
26
7
0 1,689
Amherst County
 
2,100
2,264
23
159
7
0 4,553
Appomattox County
 
1,072
1,719
9
86
1
0 2,887
Arlington County
 
18,418
17,097
702
191
51
2 36,461
Augusta County
 
4,992
2,365
56
6
3
0 7,422
Bath County
 
547
602
0
8
0
0 1,157
Bedford County
 
2,254
1,934
91
358
15
0 4,652
Bedford City
 
689
763
55
70
2
0 1,579
Bland County
 
764
702
3
1
5
0 1,475
Botetourt County
 
2,244
1,571
4
31
1
0 3,851
Bristol City
 
1,113
1,750
1
5
6
0 2,875
Brunswick County
 
1,280
1,776
188
68
8
0 3,320
Buchanan County
 
3,379
4,184
103
39
14
0 7,719
Buckingham County
 
725
1,319
7
442
2
0 2,495
Buena Vista City
 
636
554
4
6
4
0 1,204
Campbell County
 
3,494
2,436
303
231
15
0 6,479
Caroline County
 
1,025
1,530
35
14
3
0 2,607
Carroll County
 
3,879
1,988
14
18
13
0 5,912
Charles City County
 
340
911
4
8
4
0 1,267
Charlotte County
 
988
1,309
21
75
4
0 2,397
Charlottesville City
 
3,826
4,745
40
53
4
1 8,669
Chesapeake City
 
8,158
8,214
431
318
42
1 17,164
Chesterfield County
 
17,261
7,694
419
189
24
0 25,587
Clarke County
 
853
980
3
7
0
0 1,843
Clifton Forge City
 
734
720
6
25
1
0 1,486
Colonial Heights City
 
1,923
1,552
61
35
0
0 3,571
Covington City
 
1,230
1,309
4
16
4
0 2,563
Craig County
 
480
543
0
3
0
0 1,026
Culpeper County
 
1,642
1,564
7
36
14
0 3,263
Cumberland County
 
650
1,173
24
31
6
0 1,884
Danville City
 
5,040
5,720
100
63
7
0 10,930
Dickenson County
 
3,377
3,141
12
9
13
0 6,552
Dinwiddie County
 
1,225
2,172
95
56
7
0 3,555
Emporia City
 
713
796
20
21
0
1 1,551
Essex County
 
555
846
5
19
6
0 1,431
Fairfax County
 
37,932
30,370
310
363
36
0 69,011
Fairfax City
 
1,872
1,679
28
38
5
0 3,622
Falls Church City
 
1,370
1,393
11
12
1
0 2,787
Fauquier County
 
2,345
2,403
15
28
9
0 4,800
Floyd County
 
1,607
778
3
5
0
0 2,393
Fluvanna County
 
620
532
12
23
0
0 1,187
Franklin County
 
2,018
2,887
8
59
7
0 4,979
Franklin City
 
813
720
9
6
3
0 1,551
Frederick County
 
3,553
1,799
16
22
26
0 5,416
Fredericksburg City
 
1,748
2,332
9
8
6
0 4,103
Galax City
 
943
911
2
7
2
0 1,865
Giles County
 
2,036
2,660
59
25
9
0 4,789
Gloucester County
 
1,599
1,384
58
17
1
0 3,059
Goochland County
 
1,023
1,578
28
26
9
2 2,666
Grayson County
 
2,957
2,442
10
6
3
0 5,418
Greene County
 
699
455
4
7
2
0 1,167
Greensville County
 
803
1,159
46
25
6
0 2,039
Halifax County
 
2,361
2,732
30
71
9
0 5,203
Hampton City
 
10,765
8,946
96
120
25
2 19,954
Hanover County
 
4,593
2,623
138
63
7
0 7,424
Harrisonburg City
 
2,018
1,251
3
7
1
0 3,280
Henrico County
 
25,779
12,579
625
193
8
6 39,190
Henry County
 
3,139
3,739
23
62
16
0 6,979
Highland County
 
498
301
0
0
3
0 802
Hopewell City
 
2,214
1,905
303
32
6
0 4,460
Isle of Wight County
 
2,199
1,576
75
59
10
0 3,919
James City County
 
1,416
1,431
46
23
3
0 2,919
King and Queen County
 
497
766
30
5
4
0 1,302
King George County
 
771
702
5
7
0
0 1,485
King William County
 
884
979
35
5
4
0 1,907
Lancaster County
 
1,382
1,352
21
17
1
0 2,773
Lee County
 
3,875
4,455
31
18
19
0 8,398
Lexington City
 
817
581
1
7
0
0 1,406
Loudoun County
 
3,190
3,621
11
36
4
0 6,862
Louisa County
 
1,303
1,260
42
29
2
0 2,636
Lunenburg County
 
1,221
1,154
101
111
3
0 2,590
Lynchburg City
 
5,694
4,158
341
238
17
0 10,448
Madison County
 
1,164
725
7
17
1
0 1,914
Martinsville City
 
1,902
2,482
9
22
4
0 4,419
Mathews County
 
1,153
784
14
9
5
0 1,965
Mecklenburg County
 
2,480
3,347
96
125
14
0 6,062
Middlesex County
 
833
669
31
10
1
0 1,544
Montgomery County
 
5,107
3,151
11
18
6
0 8,293
Nansemond County
 
3,089
3,084
30
135
6
0 6,344
Nelson County
 
713
1,116
9
32
3
0 1,873
New Kent County
 
572
593
24
25
0
0 1,214
Newport News City
 
11,678
10,776
131
258
33
0 22,876
Norfolk City
 
20,311
22,617
1,795
195
57
14 44,989
Northampton County
 
1,390
1,541
26
8
0
0 2,965
Northumberland County
 
1,172
988
14
7
1
0 2,182
Norton City
 
477
517
2
2
1
0 999
Nottoway County
 
1,551
1,680
85
33
5
0 3,354
Orange County
 
1,529
1,095
20
19
1
0 2,664
Page County
 
2,682
2,306
20
8
4
0 5,020
Patrick County
 
1,759
1,981
9
34
5
0 3,788
Petersburg City
 
3,147
3,896
96
48
23
4 7,214
Pittsylvania County
 
4,215
5,250
28
80
29
0 9,602
Portsmouth City
 
9,638
13,783
122
139
49
0 23,731
Powhatan County
 
912
1,121
48
91
4
0 2,176
Prince Edward County
 
1,783
1,840
37
31
5
0 3,696
Prince George County
 
1,249
1,350
55
22
1
0 2,677
Prince William County
 
6,004
5,246
21
115
17
0 11,403
Pulaski County
 
3,562
3,399
8
21
6
0 6,996
Radford City
 
1,681
1,436
2
7
1
0 3,127
Rappahannock County
 
596
688
5
6
2
0 1,297
Richmond County
 
831
559
10
5
0
0 1,405
Richmond City
 
27,611
18,377
503
197
32
4 46,724
Roanoke County
 
12,124
6,562
22
188
11
1 18,908
Roanoke City
 
13,238
9,860
42
165
15
0 23,320
Rockbridge County
 
1,450
957
8
16
4
0 2,435
Rockingham County
 
5,481
2,545
19
16
9
0 8,070
Russell County
 
3,261
3,438
98
17
13
0 6,827
Salem City
 
3,356
1,807
4
18
3
2 5,190
Scott County
 
3,869
3,189
24
20
38
0 7,140
Shenandoah County
 
4,528
2,282
13
11
6
0 6,840
Smyth County
 
4,212
2,988
8
15
10
0 7,233
S. Boston City
 
930
894
2
7
0
0 1,833
Southampton County
 
1,393
1,963
46
27
6
0 3,435
Spotsylvania County
 
1,669
2,153
138
24
30
0 4,014
Stafford County
 
2,354
2,212
13
3
16
0 4,598
Staunton City
 
3,297
2,051
10
9
1
0 5,368
Suffolk City
 
1,183
1,177
6
35
5
0 2,406
Surry County
 
556
1,061
16
12
4
0 1,649
Sussex County
 
1,577
1,269
42
64
1
0 2,953
Tazewell County
 
3,612
4,186
69
23
27
0 7,917
Virginia Beach City
 
14,086
10,210
555
119
18
0 24,988
Warren County
 
2,102
1,977
25
28
9
0 4,141
Washington County
 
4,680
4,138
20
23
12
0 8,873
Waynesboro City
 
2,713
1,587
37
6
3
0 4,346
Westmoreland County
 
1,036
1,040
8
10
1
0 2,095
Williamsburg City
 
804
884
44
10
0
0 1,742
Winchester City
 
1,915
1,318
6
5
7
0 3,251
Wise County
 
5,149
5,982
12
9
8
0 11,160
Wythe County
 
2,810
2,492
104
14
5
0 5,425
York County
 
3,353
2,543
59
64
16
0 6,035
Totals
480,869
415,695
10,596
7,382
1,182
40 915,764