1969-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for Virginia

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County	Turnout	Linwood Holton (R)		William Battle (D)		Beverly McDowell (Virginia Conservative)		William Pennington (American Independent)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Accomack	38%	3,188	48.3%	3,207	48.5%	201	3.0%	8	0.1%	3	0.0%	-19	6,607
Albemarle	27%	3,001	48.1%	3,136	50.2%	50	0.8%	52	0.8%	6	0.1%	-135	6,245
Alexandria city	25%	8,987	50.5%	8,589	48.3%	62	0.3%	132	0.7%	18	0.1%	398	17,788
Alleghany	37%	1,312	51.4%	1,224	47.9%	7	0.3%	10	0.4%	1	0.0%	88	2,554
Amelia	39%	692	41.0%	841	49.8%	123	7.3%	26	1.5%	7	0.4%	-149	1,689
Amherst	30%	2,100	46.1%	2,264	49.7%	23	0.5%	159	3.5%	7	0.2%	-164	4,553
Appomattox	52%	1,072	37.1%	1,719	59.5%	9	0.3%	86	3.0%	1	0.0%	-647	2,887
Arlington	31%	18,418	50.5%	17,097	46.9%	702	1.9%	191	0.5%	51	0.1%	1,321	36,459
Augusta	26%	4,992	67.3%	2,365	31.9%	56	0.8%	6	0.1%	3	0.0%	2,627	7,422
Bath	37%	547	47.3%	602	52.0%	0	0.0%	8	0.7%	0	0.0%	-55	1,157
Bedford	30%	2,254	48.5%	1,934	41.6%	91	2.0%	358	7.7%	15	0.3%	320	4,652
Bedford city	42%	689	43.6%	763	48.3%	55	3.5%	70	4.4%	2	0.1%	-74	1,579
Bland	45%	764	51.8%	702	47.6%	3	0.2%	1	0.1%	5	0.3%	62	1,475
Botetourt	37%	2,244	58.3%	1,571	40.8%	4	0.1%	31	0.8%	1	0.0%	673	3,851
Bristol city	31%	1,113	38.7%	1,750	60.9%	1	0.0%	5	0.2%	6	0.2%	-637	2,875
Brunswick	35%	1,280	38.6%	1,776	53.5%	188	5.7%	68	2.0%	8	0.2%	-496	3,320
Buchanan	45%	3,379	43.8%	4,184	54.2%	103	1.3%	39	0.5%	14	0.2%	-805	7,719
Buckingham	41%	725	29.1%	1,319	52.9%	7	0.3%	442	17.7%	2	0.1%	-594	2,495
Buena Vista city	33%	636	52.8%	554	46.0%	4	0.3%	6	0.5%	4	0.3%	82	1,204
Campbell	27%	3,494	53.9%	2,436	37.6%	303	4.7%	231	3.6%	15	0.2%	1,058	6,479
Caroline	34%	1,025	39.3%	1,530	58.7%	35	1.3%	14	0.5%	3	0.1%	-505	2,607
Carroll	43%	3,879	65.6%	1,988	33.6%	14	0.2%	18	0.3%	13	0.2%	1,891	5,912
Charles City	37%	340	26.8%	911	71.9%	4	0.3%	8	0.6%	4	0.3%	-571	1,267
Charlotte	36%	988	41.2%	1,309	54.6%	21	0.9%	75	3.1%	4	0.2%	-321	2,397
Charlottesville city	35%	3,826	44.1%	4,745	54.7%	40	0.5%	53	0.6%	4	0.0%	-919	8,668
Chesapeake city	35%	8,158	47.5%	8,214	47.9%	431	2.5%	318	1.9%	42	0.2%	-56	17,163
Chesterfield	61%	17,261	67.5%	7,694	30.1%	419	1.6%	189	0.7%	24	0.1%	9,567	25,587
Clarke	39%	853	46.3%	980	53.2%	3	0.2%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	-127	1,843
Clifton Forge city	44%	734	49.4%	720	48.5%	6	0.4%	25	1.7%	1	0.1%	14	1,486
Colonial Heights city	41%	1,923	53.9%	1,552	43.5%	61	1.7%	35	1.0%	0	0.0%	371	3,571
Covington city	41%	1,230	48.0%	1,309	51.1%	4	0.2%	16	0.6%	4	0.2%	-79	2,563
Craig	49%	480	46.8%	543	52.9%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	-63	1,026
Culpeper	32%	1,642	50.3%	1,564	47.9%	7	0.2%	36	1.1%	14	0.4%	78	3,263
Cumberland	55%	650	34.5%	1,173	62.3%	24	1.3%	31	1.6%	6	0.3%	-523	1,884
Danville city	38%	5,040	46.1%	5,720	52.3%	100	0.9%	63	0.6%	7	0.1%	-680	10,930
Dickenson	73%	3,377	51.5%	3,141	47.9%	12	0.2%	9	0.1%	13	0.2%	236	6,552
Dinwiddie	25%	1,225	34.5%	2,172	61.1%	95	2.7%	56	1.6%	7	0.2%	-947	3,555
Emporia city	48%	713	46.0%	796	51.4%	20	1.3%	21	1.4%	0	0.0%	-83	1,550
Essex	35%	555	38.8%	846	59.1%	5	0.3%	19	1.3%	6	0.4%	-291	1,431
Fairfax	28%	37,932	55.0%	30,370	44.0%	310	0.4%	363	0.5%	36	0.1%	7,562	69,011
Fairfax city	30%	1,872	51.7%	1,679	46.4%	28	0.8%	38	1.0%	5	0.1%	193	3,622
Falls Church city	39%	1,370	49.2%	1,393	50.0%	11	0.4%	12	0.4%	1	0.0%	-23	2,787
Fauquier	32%	2,345	48.9%	2,403	50.1%	15	0.3%	28	0.6%	9	0.2%	-58	4,800
Floyd	41%	1,607	67.2%	778	32.5%	3	0.1%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	829	2,393
Fluvanna	28%	620	52.2%	532	44.8%	12	1.0%	23	1.9%	0	0.0%	88	1,187
Franklin	32%	2,018	40.5%	2,887	58.0%	8	0.2%	59	1.2%	7	0.1%	-869	4,979
Franklin city	41%	813	52.4%	720	46.4%	9	0.6%	6	0.4%	3	0.2%	93	1,551
Frederick	34%	3,553	65.6%	1,799	33.2%	16	0.3%	22	0.4%	26	0.5%	1,754	5,416
Fredericksburg city	51%	1,748	42.6%	2,332	56.8%	9	0.2%	8	0.2%	6	0.1%	-584	4,103
Galax city	49%	943	50.6%	911	48.8%	2	0.1%	7	0.4%	2	0.1%	32	1,865
Giles	49%	2,036	42.5%	2,660	55.5%	59	1.2%	25	0.5%	9	0.2%	-624	4,789
Gloucester	38%	1,599	52.3%	1,384	45.2%	58	1.9%	17	0.6%	1	0.0%	215	3,059
Goochland	45%	1,023	38.4%	1,578	59.2%	28	1.1%	26	1.0%	9	0.3%	-555	2,664
Grayson	58%	2,957	54.6%	2,442	45.1%	10	0.2%	6	0.1%	3	0.1%	515	5,418
Greene	40%	699	59.9%	455	39.0%	4	0.3%	7	0.6%	2	0.2%	244	1,167
Greensville	39%	803	39.4%	1,159	56.8%	46	2.3%	25	1.2%	6	0.3%	-356	2,039
Halifax	30%	2,361	45.4%	2,732	52.5%	30	0.6%	71	1.4%	9	0.2%	-371	5,203
Hampton city	30%	10,765	54.0%	8,946	44.8%	96	0.5%	120	0.6%	25	0.1%	1,819	19,952
Hanover	35%	4,593	61.9%	2,623	35.3%	138	1.9%	63	0.8%	7	0.1%	1,970	7,424
Harrisonburg city	42%	2,018	61.5%	1,251	38.1%	3	0.1%	7	0.2%	1	0.0%	767	3,280
Henrico	43%	25,779	65.8%	12,579	32.1%	625	1.6%	193	0.5%	8	0.0%	13,200	39,184
Henry	25%	3,139	45.0%	3,739	53.6%	23	0.3%	62	0.9%	16	0.2%	-600	6,979
Highland	50%	498	62.1%	301	37.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	197	802
Hopewell city	34%	2,214	49.6%	1,905	42.7%	303	6.8%	32	0.7%	6	0.1%	309	4,460
Isle of Wight	38%	2,199	56.1%	1,576	40.2%	75	1.9%	59	1.5%	10	0.3%	623	3,919
James City	29%	1,416	48.5%	1,431	49.0%	46	1.6%	23	0.8%	3	0.1%	-15	2,919
King and Queen	59%	884	46.4%	979	51.3%	35	1.8%	5	0.3%	4	0.2%	-95	1,907
King George	34%	771	51.9%	702	47.3%	5	0.3%	7	0.5%	0	0.0%	69	1,485
King William	31%	497	38.2%	766	58.8%	30	2.3%	5	0.4%	4	0.3%	-269	1,302
Lancaster	48%	1,382	49.8%	1,352	48.8%	21	0.8%	17	0.6%	1	0.0%	30	2,773
Lee	71%	3,875	46.1%	4,455	53.0%	31	0.4%	18	0.2%	19	0.2%	-580	8,398
Lexington city	27%	817	58.1%	581	41.3%	1	0.1%	7	0.5%	0	0.0%	236	1,406
Loudoun	35%	3,190	46.5%	3,621	52.8%	11	0.2%	36	0.5%	4	0.1%	-431	6,862
Louisa	33%	1,303	49.4%	1,260	47.8%	42	1.6%	29	1.1%	2	0.1%	43	2,636
Lunenburg	38%	1,221	47.1%	1,154	44.6%	101	3.9%	111	4.3%	3	0.1%	67	2,590
Lynchburg city	31%	5,694	54.5%	4,158	39.8%	341	3.3%	238	2.3%	17	0.2%	1,536	10,448
Madison	38%	1,164	60.8%	725	37.9%	7	0.4%	17	0.9%	1	0.1%	439	1,914
Martinsville city	37%	1,902	43.0%	2,482	56.2%	9	0.2%	22	0.5%	4	0.1%	-580	4,419
Mathews	43%	1,153	58.7%	784	39.9%	14	0.7%	9	0.5%	5	0.3%	369	1,965
Mecklenburg	35%	2,480	40.9%	3,347	55.2%	96	1.6%	125	2.1%	14	0.2%	-867	6,062
Middlesex	40%	833	54.0%	669	43.3%	31	2.0%	10	0.6%	1	0.1%	164	1,544
Montgomery	28%	5,107	61.6%	3,151	38.0%	11	0.1%	18	0.2%	6	0.1%	1,956	8,293
Nansemond	n/a	3,089	48.7%	3,084	48.6%	30	0.5%	135	2.1%	6	0.1%	5	6,344
Nelson	27%	713	38.1%	1,116	59.6%	9	0.5%	32	1.7%	3	0.2%	-403	1,873
New Kent	41%	572	47.1%	593	48.8%	24	2.0%	25	2.1%	0	0.0%	-21	1,214
Newport News city	29%	11,678	51.0%	10,776	47.1%	131	0.6%	258	1.1%	33	0.1%	902	22,876
Norfolk city	24%	20,311	45.2%	22,617	50.3%	1,795	4.0%	195	0.4%	57	0.1%	-2,306	44,975
Northampton	34%	1,390	46.9%	1,541	52.0%	26	0.9%	8	0.3%	0	0.0%	-151	2,965
Northumberland	37%	1,172	53.7%	988	45.3%	14	0.6%	7	0.3%	1	0.0%	184	2,182
Norton city	42%	477	47.7%	517	51.8%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	-40	999
Nottoway	40%	1,551	46.2%	1,680	50.1%	85	2.5%	33	1.0%	5	0.1%	-129	3,354
Orange	33%	1,529	57.4%	1,095	41.1%	20	0.8%	19	0.7%	1	0.0%	434	2,664
Page	52%	2,682	53.4%	2,306	45.9%	20	0.4%	8	0.2%	4	0.1%	376	5,020
Patrick	42%	1,759	46.4%	1,981	52.3%	9	0.2%	34	0.9%	5	0.1%	-222	3,788
Petersburg city	34%	3,147	43.6%	3,896	54.0%	96	1.3%	48	0.7%	23	0.3%	-749	7,210
Pittsylvania	28%	4,215	43.9%	5,250	54.7%	28	0.3%	80	0.8%	29	0.3%	-1,035	9,602
Portsmouth city	37%	9,638	40.6%	13,783	58.1%	122	0.5%	139	0.6%	49	0.2%	-4,145	23,731
Powhatan	50%	912	41.9%	1,121	51.5%	48	2.2%	91	4.2%	4	0.2%	-209	2,176
Prince Edward	42%	1,783	48.2%	1,840	49.8%	37	1.0%	31	0.8%	5	0.1%	-57	3,696
Prince George	17%	1,249	46.7%	1,350	50.4%	55	2.1%	22	0.8%	1	0.0%	-101	2,677
Prince William	21%	6,004	52.7%	5,246	46.0%	21	0.2%	115	1.0%	17	0.1%	758	11,403
Pulaski	41%	3,562	50.9%	3,399	48.6%	8	0.1%	21	0.3%	6	0.1%	163	6,996
Radford city	42%	1,681	53.8%	1,436	45.9%	2	0.1%	7	0.2%	1	0.0%	245	3,127
Rappahannock	42%	596	46.0%	688	53.0%	5	0.4%	6	0.5%	2	0.2%	-92	1,297
Richmond	40%	831	59.1%	559	39.8%	10	0.7%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	272	1,405
Richmond city	30%	27,611	59.1%	18,377	39.3%	503	1.1%	197	0.4%	32	0.1%	9,234	46,720
Roanoke	49%	12,124	64.1%	6,562	34.7%	22	0.1%	188	1.0%	11	0.1%	5,562	18,907
Roanoke city	41%	13,238	56.8%	9,860	42.3%	42	0.2%	165	0.7%	15	0.1%	3,378	23,320
Rockbridge	25%	1,450	59.5%	957	39.3%	8	0.3%	16	0.7%	4	0.2%	493	2,435
Rockingham	26%	5,481	67.9%	2,545	31.5%	19	0.2%	16	0.2%	9	0.1%	2,936	8,070
Russell	49%	3,261	47.8%	3,438	50.4%	98	1.4%	17	0.2%	13	0.2%	-177	6,827
Salem city	39%	3,356	64.7%	1,807	34.8%	4	0.1%	18	0.3%	3	0.1%	1,549	5,188
Scott	50%	3,869	54.2%	3,189	44.7%	24	0.3%	20	0.3%	38	0.5%	680	7,140
Shenandoah	50%	4,528	66.2%	2,282	33.4%	13	0.2%	11	0.2%	6	0.1%	2,246	6,840
Smyth	39%	4,212	58.2%	2,988	41.3%	8	0.1%	15	0.2%	10	0.1%	1,224	7,233
South Boston city	n/a	930	50.7%	894	48.8%	2	0.1%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	36	1,833
Southampton	31%	1,393	40.6%	1,963	57.1%	46	1.3%	27	0.8%	6	0.2%	-570	3,435
Spotsylvania	44%	1,669	41.6%	2,153	53.6%	138	3.4%	24	0.6%	30	0.7%	-484	4,014
Stafford	36%	2,354	51.2%	2,212	48.1%	13	0.3%	3	0.1%	16	0.3%	142	4,598
Staunton city	40%	3,297	61.4%	2,051	38.2%	10	0.2%	9	0.2%	1	0.0%	1,246	5,368
Suffolk city	9%	1,183	49.2%	1,177	48.9%	6	0.2%	35	1.5%	5	0.2%	6	2,406
Surry	50%	556	33.7%	1,061	64.3%	16	1.0%	12	0.7%	4	0.2%	-505	1,649
Sussex	45%	1,577	53.4%	1,269	43.0%	42	1.4%	64	2.2%	1	0.0%	308	2,953
Tazewell	35%	3,612	45.6%	4,186	52.9%	69	0.9%	23	0.3%	27	0.3%	-574	7,917
Virginia Beach city	27%	14,086	56.4%	10,210	40.9%	555	2.2%	119	0.5%	18	0.1%	3,876	24,988
Warren	46%	2,102	50.8%	1,977	47.7%	25	0.6%	28	0.7%	9	0.2%	125	4,141
Washington	38%	4,680	52.7%	4,138	46.6%	20	0.2%	23	0.3%	12	0.1%	542	8,873
Waynesboro city	53%	2,713	62.4%	1,587	36.5%	37	0.9%	6	0.1%	3	0.1%	1,126	4,346
Westmoreland	29%	1,036	49.5%	1,040	49.6%	8	0.4%	10	0.5%	1	0.0%	-4	2,095
Williamsburg city	28%	804	46.2%	884	50.7%	44	2.5%	10	0.6%	0	0.0%	-80	1,742
Winchester city	35%	1,915	58.9%	1,318	40.5%	6	0.2%	5	0.2%	7	0.2%	597	3,251
Wise	54%	5,149	46.1%	5,982	53.6%	12	0.1%	9	0.1%	8	0.1%	-833	11,160
Wythe	42%	2,810	51.8%	2,492	45.9%	104	1.9%	14	0.3%	5	0.1%	318	5,425
York	34%	3,353	55.6%	2,543	42.1%	59	1.0%	64	1.1%	16	0.3%	810	6,035
TOTAL	34%	480,869	52.5%	415,695	45.4%	10,596	1.2%	7,382	0.8%	1,182	0.1%	65,174	915,724
Total R vote: 480,869 (52.5%)      Total D vote: 415,695 (45.4%)      Total Other vote: 19,160 (2.1%)
* incumbent

1969 Governor, Accomack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,188	48.3%
William Battle (D)	3,207	48.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	201	3.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	8	0.1%
George Walker (I)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,607
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, Albemarle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,001	48.1%
William Battle (D)	3,136	50.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	50	0.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	52	0.8%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,245
Turnout: 27%

1969 Governor, Alexandria city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	8,987	50.5%
William Battle (D)	8,589	48.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	62	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	132	0.7%
George Walker (I)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	17,788
Turnout: 25%

1969 Governor, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,312	51.4%
William Battle (D)	1,224	47.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	7	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	10	0.4%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,554
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Amelia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	692	41.0%
William Battle (D)	841	49.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	123	7.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	26	1.5%
George Walker (I)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,689
Turnout: 39%

1969 Governor, Amherst County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,100	46.1%
William Battle (D)	2,264	49.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	23	0.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	159	3.5%
George Walker (I)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,553
Turnout: 30%

1969 Governor, Appomattox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,072	37.1%
William Battle (D)	1,719	59.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	9	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	86	3.0%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,887
Turnout: 52%

1969 Governor, Arlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	18,418	50.5%
William Battle (D)	17,097	46.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	702	1.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	191	0.5%
George Walker (I)	51	0.1%
TOTAL	36,459
Turnout: 31%

1969 Governor, Augusta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	4,992	67.3%
William Battle (D)	2,365	31.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	56	0.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	6	0.1%
George Walker (I)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,422
Turnout: 26%

1969 Governor, Bath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	547	47.3%
William Battle (D)	602	52.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	8	0.7%
TOTAL	1,157
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,254	48.5%
William Battle (D)	1,934	41.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	91	2.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	358	7.7%
George Walker (I)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,652
Turnout: 30%

1969 Governor, Bedford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	689	43.6%
William Battle (D)	763	48.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	55	3.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	70	4.4%
George Walker (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,579
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Bland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	764	51.8%
William Battle (D)	702	47.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	3	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	1	0.1%
George Walker (I)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,475
Turnout: 45%

1969 Governor, Botetourt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,244	58.3%
William Battle (D)	1,571	40.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	4	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	31	0.8%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,851
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Bristol city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,113	38.7%
William Battle (D)	1,750	60.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	1	0.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	5	0.2%
George Walker (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,875
Turnout: 31%

1969 Governor, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,280	38.6%
William Battle (D)	1,776	53.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	188	5.7%
William Pennington (AIP)	68	2.0%
George Walker (I)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,320
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,379	43.8%
William Battle (D)	4,184	54.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	103	1.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	39	0.5%
George Walker (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,719
Turnout: 45%

1969 Governor, Buckingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	725	29.1%
William Battle (D)	1,319	52.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	7	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	442	17.7%
George Walker (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,495
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Buena Vista city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	636	52.8%
William Battle (D)	554	46.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	4	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	6	0.5%
George Walker (I)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,204
Turnout: 33%

1969 Governor, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,494	53.9%
William Battle (D)	2,436	37.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	303	4.7%
William Pennington (AIP)	231	3.6%
George Walker (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,479
Turnout: 27%

1969 Governor, Caroline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,025	39.3%
William Battle (D)	1,530	58.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	35	1.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	14	0.5%
George Walker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,607
Turnout: 34%

1969 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,879	65.6%
William Battle (D)	1,988	33.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	14	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	18	0.3%
George Walker (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,912
Turnout: 43%

1969 Governor, Charles City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	340	26.8%
William Battle (D)	911	71.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	4	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	8	0.6%
George Walker (I)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,267
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	988	41.2%
William Battle (D)	1,309	54.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	21	0.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	75	3.1%
George Walker (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,397
Turnout: 36%

1969 Governor, Charlottesville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,826	44.1%
William Battle (D)	4,745	54.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	40	0.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	53	0.6%
George Walker (I)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,668
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Chesapeake city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	8,158	47.5%
William Battle (D)	8,214	47.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	431	2.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	318	1.9%
George Walker (I)	42	0.2%
TOTAL	17,163
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	17,261	67.5%
William Battle (D)	7,694	30.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	419	1.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	189	0.7%
George Walker (I)	24	0.1%
TOTAL	25,587
Turnout: 61%

1969 Governor, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	853	46.3%
William Battle (D)	980	53.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	3	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,843
Turnout: 39%

1969 Governor, Clifton Forge city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	734	49.4%
William Battle (D)	720	48.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	6	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	25	1.7%
George Walker (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,486
Turnout: 44%

1969 Governor, Colonial Heights city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,923	53.9%
William Battle (D)	1,552	43.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	61	1.7%
William Pennington (AIP)	35	1.0%
TOTAL	3,571
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Covington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,230	48.0%
William Battle (D)	1,309	51.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	4	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	16	0.6%
George Walker (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,563
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	480	46.8%
William Battle (D)	543	52.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,026
Turnout: 49%

1969 Governor, Culpeper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,642	50.3%
William Battle (D)	1,564	47.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	7	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	36	1.1%
George Walker (I)	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,263
Turnout: 32%

1969 Governor, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	650	34.5%
William Battle (D)	1,173	62.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	24	1.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	31	1.6%
George Walker (I)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,884
Turnout: 55%

1969 Governor, Danville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	5,040	46.1%
William Battle (D)	5,720	52.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	100	0.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	63	0.6%
George Walker (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	10,930
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, Dickenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,377	51.5%
William Battle (D)	3,141	47.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	12	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	9	0.1%
George Walker (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,552
Turnout: 73%

1969 Governor, Dinwiddie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,225	34.5%
William Battle (D)	2,172	61.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	95	2.7%
William Pennington (AIP)	56	1.6%
George Walker (I)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,555
Turnout: 25%

1969 Governor, Emporia city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	713	46.0%
William Battle (D)	796	51.4%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	20	1.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	21	1.4%
TOTAL	1,550
Turnout: 48%

1969 Governor, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	555	38.8%
William Battle (D)	846	59.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	5	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	19	1.3%
George Walker (I)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,431
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Fairfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	37,932	55.0%
William Battle (D)	30,370	44.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	310	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	363	0.5%
George Walker (I)	36	0.1%
TOTAL	69,011
Turnout: 28%

1969 Governor, Fairfax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,872	51.7%
William Battle (D)	1,679	46.4%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	28	0.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	38	1.0%
George Walker (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,622
Turnout: 30%

1969 Governor, Falls Church city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,370	49.2%
William Battle (D)	1,393	50.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	11	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	12	0.4%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,787
Turnout: 39%

1969 Governor, Fauquier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,345	48.9%
William Battle (D)	2,403	50.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	15	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	28	0.6%
George Walker (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,800
Turnout: 32%

1969 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,607	67.2%
William Battle (D)	778	32.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	3	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,393
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Fluvanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	620	52.2%
William Battle (D)	532	44.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	12	1.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	23	1.9%
TOTAL	1,187
Turnout: 28%

1969 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,018	40.5%
William Battle (D)	2,887	58.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	8	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	59	1.2%
George Walker (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,979
Turnout: 32%

1969 Governor, Franklin city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	813	52.4%
William Battle (D)	720	46.4%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	9	0.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	6	0.4%
George Walker (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,551
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Frederick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,553	65.6%
William Battle (D)	1,799	33.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	16	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	22	0.4%
George Walker (I)	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,416
Turnout: 34%

1969 Governor, Fredericksburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,748	42.6%
William Battle (D)	2,332	56.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	9	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	8	0.2%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,103
Turnout: 51%

1969 Governor, Galax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	943	50.6%
William Battle (D)	911	48.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	2	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.4%
George Walker (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,865
Turnout: 49%

1969 Governor, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,036	42.5%
William Battle (D)	2,660	55.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	59	1.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	25	0.5%
George Walker (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 49%

1969 Governor, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,599	52.3%
William Battle (D)	1,384	45.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	58	1.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	17	0.6%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,059
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, Goochland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,023	38.4%
William Battle (D)	1,578	59.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	28	1.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	26	1.0%
George Walker (I)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,664
Turnout: 45%

1969 Governor, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,957	54.6%
William Battle (D)	2,442	45.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	10	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	6	0.1%
George Walker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,418
Turnout: 58%

1969 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	699	59.9%
William Battle (D)	455	39.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	4	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.6%
George Walker (I)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,167
Turnout: 40%

1969 Governor, Greensville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	803	39.4%
William Battle (D)	1,159	56.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	46	2.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	25	1.2%
George Walker (I)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,039
Turnout: 39%

1969 Governor, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,361	45.4%
William Battle (D)	2,732	52.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	30	0.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	71	1.4%
George Walker (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,203
Turnout: 30%

1969 Governor, Hampton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	10,765	54.0%
William Battle (D)	8,946	44.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	96	0.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	120	0.6%
George Walker (I)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	19,952
Turnout: 30%

1969 Governor, Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	4,593	61.9%
William Battle (D)	2,623	35.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	138	1.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	63	0.8%
George Walker (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,424
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Harrisonburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,018	61.5%
William Battle (D)	1,251	38.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	3	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.2%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,280
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Henrico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	25,779	65.8%
William Battle (D)	12,579	32.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	625	1.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	193	0.5%
George Walker (I)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	39,184
Turnout: 43%

1969 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,139	45.0%
William Battle (D)	3,739	53.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	23	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	62	0.9%
George Walker (I)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,979
Turnout: 25%

1969 Governor, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	498	62.1%
William Battle (D)	301	37.5%
George Walker (I)	3	0.4%
TOTAL	802
Turnout: 50%

1969 Governor, Hopewell city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,214	49.6%
William Battle (D)	1,905	42.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	303	6.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	32	0.7%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,460
Turnout: 34%

1969 Governor, Isle of Wight County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,199	56.1%
William Battle (D)	1,576	40.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	75	1.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	59	1.5%
George Walker (I)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,919
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, James City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,416	48.5%
William Battle (D)	1,431	49.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	46	1.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	23	0.8%
George Walker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,919
Turnout: 29%

1969 Governor, King and Queen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	884	46.4%
William Battle (D)	979	51.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	35	1.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	5	0.3%
George Walker (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,907
Turnout: 59%

1969 Governor, King George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	771	51.9%
William Battle (D)	702	47.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	5	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.5%
TOTAL	1,485
Turnout: 34%

1969 Governor, King William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	497	38.2%
William Battle (D)	766	58.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	30	2.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	5	0.4%
George Walker (I)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,302
Turnout: 31%

1969 Governor, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,382	49.8%
William Battle (D)	1,352	48.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	21	0.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	17	0.6%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,773
Turnout: 48%

1969 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,875	46.1%
William Battle (D)	4,455	53.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	31	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	18	0.2%
George Walker (I)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	8,398
Turnout: 71%

1969 Governor, Lexington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	817	58.1%
William Battle (D)	581	41.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	1	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.5%
TOTAL	1,406
Turnout: 27%

1969 Governor, Loudoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,190	46.5%
William Battle (D)	3,621	52.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	11	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	36	0.5%
George Walker (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,862
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,303	49.4%
William Battle (D)	1,260	47.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	42	1.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	29	1.1%
George Walker (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,636
Turnout: 33%

1969 Governor, Lunenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,221	47.1%
William Battle (D)	1,154	44.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	101	3.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	111	4.3%
George Walker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,590
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, Lynchburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	5,694	54.5%
William Battle (D)	4,158	39.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	341	3.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	238	2.3%
George Walker (I)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	10,448
Turnout: 31%

1969 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,164	60.8%
William Battle (D)	725	37.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	7	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	17	0.9%
George Walker (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,914
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, Martinsville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,902	43.0%
William Battle (D)	2,482	56.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	9	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	22	0.5%
George Walker (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,419
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Mathews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,153	58.7%
William Battle (D)	784	39.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	14	0.7%
William Pennington (AIP)	9	0.5%
George Walker (I)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,965
Turnout: 43%

1969 Governor, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,480	40.9%
William Battle (D)	3,347	55.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	96	1.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	125	2.1%
George Walker (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,062
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	833	54.0%
William Battle (D)	669	43.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	31	2.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	10	0.6%
George Walker (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,544
Turnout: 40%

1969 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	5,107	61.6%
William Battle (D)	3,151	38.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	11	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	18	0.2%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	8,293
Turnout: 28%

1969 Governor, null
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,089	48.7%
William Battle (D)	3,084	48.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	30	0.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	135	2.1%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,344
Turnout: 1113776%

1969 Governor, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	713	38.1%
William Battle (D)	1,116	59.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	9	0.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	32	1.7%
George Walker (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,873
Turnout: 27%

1969 Governor, New Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	572	47.1%
William Battle (D)	593	48.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	24	2.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	25	2.1%
TOTAL	1,214
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Newport News city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	11,678	51.0%
William Battle (D)	10,776	47.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	131	0.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	258	1.1%
George Walker (I)	33	0.1%
TOTAL	22,876
Turnout: 29%

1969 Governor, Norfolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	20,311	45.2%
William Battle (D)	22,617	50.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	1,795	4.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	195	0.4%
George Walker (I)	57	0.1%
TOTAL	44,975
Turnout: 24%

1969 Governor, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,390	46.9%
William Battle (D)	1,541	52.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	26	0.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,965
Turnout: 34%

1969 Governor, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,172	53.7%
William Battle (D)	988	45.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	14	0.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.3%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,182
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Norton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	477	47.7%
William Battle (D)	517	51.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	2	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	2	0.2%
George Walker (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	999
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Nottoway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,551	46.2%
William Battle (D)	1,680	50.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	85	2.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	33	1.0%
George Walker (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,354
Turnout: 40%

1969 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,529	57.4%
William Battle (D)	1,095	41.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	20	0.8%
William Pennington (AIP)	19	0.7%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,664
Turnout: 33%

1969 Governor, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,682	53.4%
William Battle (D)	2,306	45.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	20	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	8	0.2%
George Walker (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,020
Turnout: 52%

1969 Governor, Patrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,759	46.4%
William Battle (D)	1,981	52.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	9	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	34	0.9%
George Walker (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,788
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Petersburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,147	43.6%
William Battle (D)	3,896	54.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	96	1.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	48	0.7%
George Walker (I)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,210
Turnout: 34%

1969 Governor, Pittsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	4,215	43.9%
William Battle (D)	5,250	54.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	28	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	80	0.8%
George Walker (I)	29	0.3%
TOTAL	9,602
Turnout: 28%

1969 Governor, Portsmouth city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	9,638	40.6%
William Battle (D)	13,783	58.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	122	0.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	139	0.6%
George Walker (I)	49	0.2%
TOTAL	23,731
Turnout: 37%

1969 Governor, Powhatan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	912	41.9%
William Battle (D)	1,121	51.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	48	2.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	91	4.2%
George Walker (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,176
Turnout: 50%

1969 Governor, Prince Edward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,783	48.2%
William Battle (D)	1,840	49.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	37	1.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	31	0.8%
George Walker (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,696
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Prince George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,249	46.7%
William Battle (D)	1,350	50.4%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	55	2.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	22	0.8%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,677
Turnout: 17%

1969 Governor, Prince William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	6,004	52.7%
William Battle (D)	5,246	46.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	21	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	115	1.0%
George Walker (I)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	11,403
Turnout: 21%

1969 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,562	50.9%
William Battle (D)	3,399	48.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	8	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	21	0.3%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,996
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Radford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,681	53.8%
William Battle (D)	1,436	45.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	2	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.2%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,127
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Rappahannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	596	46.0%
William Battle (D)	688	53.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	5	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	6	0.5%
George Walker (I)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,297
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	831	59.1%
William Battle (D)	559	39.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	10	0.7%
William Pennington (AIP)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,405
Turnout: 40%

1969 Governor, Richmond city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	27,611	59.1%
William Battle (D)	18,377	39.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	503	1.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	197	0.4%
George Walker (I)	32	0.1%
TOTAL	46,720
Turnout: 30%

1969 Governor, Roanoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	12,124	64.1%
William Battle (D)	6,562	34.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	22	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	188	1.0%
George Walker (I)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	18,907
Turnout: 49%

1969 Governor, Roanoke city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	13,238	56.8%
William Battle (D)	9,860	42.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	42	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	165	0.7%
George Walker (I)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	23,320
Turnout: 41%

1969 Governor, Rockbridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,450	59.5%
William Battle (D)	957	39.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	8	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	16	0.7%
George Walker (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,435
Turnout: 25%

1969 Governor, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	5,481	67.9%
William Battle (D)	2,545	31.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	19	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	16	0.2%
George Walker (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,070
Turnout: 26%

1969 Governor, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,261	47.8%
William Battle (D)	3,438	50.4%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	98	1.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	17	0.2%
George Walker (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,827
Turnout: 49%

1969 Governor, Salem city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,356	64.7%
William Battle (D)	1,807	34.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	4	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	18	0.3%
George Walker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,188
Turnout: 39%

1969 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,869	54.2%
William Battle (D)	3,189	44.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	24	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	20	0.3%
George Walker (I)	38	0.5%
TOTAL	7,140
Turnout: 50%

1969 Governor, Shenandoah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	4,528	66.2%
William Battle (D)	2,282	33.4%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	13	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	11	0.2%
George Walker (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,840
Turnout: 50%

1969 Governor, Smyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	4,212	58.2%
William Battle (D)	2,988	41.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	8	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	15	0.2%
George Walker (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,233
Turnout: 39%

1969 Governor, South Boston city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	930	50.7%
William Battle (D)	894	48.8%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	2	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,833
Turnout: n/a

1969 Governor, Southampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,393	40.6%
William Battle (D)	1,963	57.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	46	1.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	27	0.8%
George Walker (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,435
Turnout: 31%

1969 Governor, Spotsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,669	41.6%
William Battle (D)	2,153	53.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	138	3.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	24	0.6%
George Walker (I)	30	0.7%
TOTAL	4,014
Turnout: 44%

1969 Governor, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,354	51.2%
William Battle (D)	2,212	48.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	13	0.3%
William Pennington (AIP)	3	0.1%
George Walker (I)	16	0.3%
TOTAL	4,598
Turnout: 36%

1969 Governor, Staunton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,297	61.4%
William Battle (D)	2,051	38.2%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	10	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	9	0.2%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,368
Turnout: 40%

1969 Governor, Suffolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,183	49.2%
William Battle (D)	1,177	48.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	6	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	35	1.5%
George Walker (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,406
Turnout: 9%

1969 Governor, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	556	33.7%
William Battle (D)	1,061	64.3%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	16	1.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	12	0.7%
George Walker (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,649
Turnout: 50%

1969 Governor, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,577	53.4%
William Battle (D)	1,269	43.0%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	42	1.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	64	2.2%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,953
Turnout: 45%

1969 Governor, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,612	45.6%
William Battle (D)	4,186	52.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	69	0.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	23	0.3%
George Walker (I)	27	0.3%
TOTAL	7,917
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Virginia Beach city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	14,086	56.4%
William Battle (D)	10,210	40.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	555	2.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	119	0.5%
George Walker (I)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	24,988
Turnout: 27%

1969 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,102	50.8%
William Battle (D)	1,977	47.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	25	0.6%
William Pennington (AIP)	28	0.7%
George Walker (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,141
Turnout: 46%

1969 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	4,680	52.7%
William Battle (D)	4,138	46.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	20	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	23	0.3%
George Walker (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,873
Turnout: 38%

1969 Governor, Waynesboro city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,713	62.4%
William Battle (D)	1,587	36.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	37	0.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	6	0.1%
George Walker (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,346
Turnout: 53%

1969 Governor, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,036	49.5%
William Battle (D)	1,040	49.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	8	0.4%
William Pennington (AIP)	10	0.5%
George Walker (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,095
Turnout: 29%

1969 Governor, Williamsburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	804	46.2%
William Battle (D)	884	50.7%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	44	2.5%
William Pennington (AIP)	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,742
Turnout: 28%

1969 Governor, Winchester city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	1,915	58.9%
William Battle (D)	1,318	40.5%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	6	0.2%
William Pennington (AIP)	5	0.2%
George Walker (I)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,251
Turnout: 35%

1969 Governor, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	5,149	46.1%
William Battle (D)	5,982	53.6%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	12	0.1%
William Pennington (AIP)	9	0.1%
George Walker (I)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	11,160
Turnout: 54%

1969 Governor, Wythe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	2,810	51.8%
William Battle (D)	2,492	45.9%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	104	1.9%
William Pennington (AIP)	14	0.3%
George Walker (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,425
Turnout: 42%

1969 Governor, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Linwood Holton (R)	3,353	55.6%
William Battle (D)	2,543	42.1%
Beverly McDowell (VaCons)	59	1.0%
William Pennington (AIP)	64	1.1%
George Walker (I)	16	0.3%
TOTAL	6,035
Turnout: 34%