1965 Virginia gubernatorial election
In the 1965 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Albertis Harrison, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Linwood Holton, an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Mills Godwin.
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George Lincoln Rockwell, an avowed White Supremacist and founder/leader of the American Nazi Party, ran as an independent candidate.
Candidates
- Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (D)
- A. Linwood Holton, Jr., attorney from Roanoke (R)
- William J. Story, Jr., assistant superintendent of Chesapeake City Public Schools (C)
- George Lincoln Rockwell, Independent
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mills E. Godwin Jr. | 296,526 | 47.89% | -15.96% | |
| Republican | A. Linwood Holton Jr. | 212,207 | 37.71% | +1.56% | |
| Conservative Party of Virginia (1965) | William J. Story Jr. | 75,307 | 13.38% | +13.38% | |
| Independent | George Lincoln Rockwell | 5,730 | 1.02% | ||
| Write-ins | 19 | <0.01% | |||
| Majority | 84,319 | 14.98% | -12.73% | ||
| Turnout | 562,789 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Godwin won the election with a plurality over Holton and Story. Story's strength mainly came at the expense of the Democrats as counties that had been won by Democrats with 60-70% shrank to 40-50% in Eastern Virginia. Story ran best in the Piedmont region of the state, while Holton ran best near the Appalachian counties in the state.
| County/City | Mills E. Godwin, Jr | Linwood Holton | William J. Story | George L. Rockwell | Total Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
| ACCOMACK COUNTY | 2,284 | 65.7% | 892 | 25.6% | 255 | 7.3% | 47 | 1.4% | 3,478 |
| ALBEMARLE COUNTY | 2,108 | 51.3% | 1,495 | 36.4% | 438 | 10.7% | 66 | 1.6% | 4,108 |
| ALEXANDRIA CITY | 5,077 | 47.2% | 5,269 | 49.0% | 283 | 2.6% | 122 | 1.1% | 10,752 |
| ALLEGHANY COUNTY | 903 | 55.7% | 583 | 35.9% | 110 | 6.8% | 26 | 1.6% | 1,622 |
| AMELIA COUNTY | 627 | 2.8% | 156 | 16.2% | 762 | 79.2% | 17 | 1.8% | 1,562 |
| AMHERST COUNTY | 1,553 | 52.2% | 629 | 21.0% | 759 | 25.3% | 45 | 1.5% | 2,986 |
| APPOMATTOX COUNTY | 1,216 | 59.4% | 247 | 12.1% | 559 | 27.3% | 24 | 1.2% | 2,046 |
| ARLINGTON COUNTY | 11,193 | 36.0% | 13,079 | 58.1% | 1,026 | 3.3% | 303 | 2.6% | 25,601 |
| AUGUSTA COUNTY | 2,503 | 44.0% | 2,914 | 51.2% | 211 | 3.7% | 67 | 1.2% | 5,695 |
| BATH COUNTY | 411 | 57.3% | 248 | 34.6% | 51 | 7.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 717 |
| BEDFORD COUNTY | 2,053 | 45.2% | 1,513 | 33.3% | 847 | 18.7% | 128 | 2.8% | 4,541 |
| BLAND COUNTY | 542 | 53.8% | 410 | 40.7% | 39 | 3.9% | 16 | 1.6% | 1,007 |
| BOTETOURT COUNTY | 1,143 | 35.8% | 1,367 | 58.4% | 169 | 5.3% | 18 | 0.6% | 2,697 |
| BRISTOL CITY | 1,156 | 61.5% | 710 | 37.7% | 12 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.2% | 1,881 |
| BRUNSWICK COUNTY | 672 | 25.3% | 518 | 19.5% | 1,447 | 54.5% | 19 | 0.7% | 2,656 |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY | 2,776 | 61.5% | 1,557 | 34.5% | 56 | 1.2% | 128 | 2.8% | 4,517 |
| BUCKINGHAM COUNTY | 1,013 | 68.8% | 205 | 13.9% | 248 | 16.8% | 9 | 0.6% | 1,475 |
| BUENA VISTA CITY | 501 | 36.5% | 310 | 59.0% | 57 | 4.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 873 |
| CAMPBELL COUNTY | 1,662 | 39.4% | 1,267 | 30.1% | 1,194 | 28.3% | 92 | 2.2% | 4,215 |
| CAROLINE COUNTY | 835 | 53.6% | 225 | 14.5% | 493 | 31.7% | 4 | 0.3% | 1,557 |
| CARROLL COUNTY | 1,439 | 32.2% | 2,895 | 64.7% | 92 | 2.1% | 46 | 1.0% | 4,472 |
| CHARLES CITY COUNTY | 598 | 78.0% | 88 | 11.5% | 77 | 10.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 767 |
| CHARLOTTE COUNTY | 661 | 37.3% | 238 | 13.4% | 851 | 48.0% | 23 | 1.3% | 1,773 |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY | 2,705 | 50.3% | 1,997 | 37.1% | 613 | 11.4% | 56 | 1.2% | 5,371 |
| CHESAPEAKE CITY | 5,124 | 47.8% | 2,124 | 19.8% | 3,353 | 31.3% | 114 | 1.1% | 10,715 |
| CHESTERFIELD COUNTY | 4,314 | 29.4% | 4,634 | 31.6% | 5,656 | 38.6% | 67 | 0.5% | 14,671 |
| CLARKE COUNTY | 608 | 67.6% | 255 | 28.3% | 20 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.9% | 900 |
| CLIFTON FORGE CITY | 761 | 56.2% | 483 | 35.7% | 95 | 7.0% | 14 | 1.0% | 1,353 |
| COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY | 1,088 | 42.8% | 604 | 23.7% | 833 | 32.7% | 20 | 0.8% | 2,545 |
| COVINGTON CITY | 1,273 | 61.4% | 669 | 32.3% | 101 | 4.9% | 29 | 1.4% | 2,072 |
| CRAIG COUNTY | 482 | 58.7% | 319 | 38.9% | 19 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 821 |
| CULPEPER COUNTY | 1,454 | 68.4% | 552 | 26.0% | 80 | 3.8% | 41 | 1.9% | 2,127 |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 591 | 50.0% | 110 | 9.3% | 477 | 40.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 1,183 |
| DANVILLE CITY | 2,420 | 45.1% | 1,247 | 23.2% | 1,651 | 30.8% | 50 | 0.9% | 5,368 |
| DICKENSON COUNTY | 1,369 | 53.1% | 1,153 | 44.7% | 21 | 0.8% | 36 | 1.4% | 2,579 |
| DINWIDDIE COUNTY | 1,313 | 54.3% | 267 | 11.0% | 826 | 34.0% | 13 | 0.7% | 2,419 |
| ESSEX COUNTY | 331 | 43.3% | 142 | 18.6% | 290 | 38.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 764 |
| FAIRFAX COUNTY | 16,974 | 42.7% | 20,917 | 52.6% | 1,055 | 2.7% | 346 | 2.1% | 39,293 |
| FAIRFAX CITY | 1,006 | 49.1% | 962 | 46.9% | 67 | 3.3% | 15 | 0.7% | 2,050 |
| FALLS CHURCH CITY | 980 | 45.7% | 1,090 | 50.9% | 54 | 2.5% | 19 | 0.9% | 2,143 |
| FAUQUIER COUNTY | 1,850 | 67.6% | 809 | 29.6% | 55 | 2.0% | 21 | 0.8% | 2,735 |
| FLOYD COUNTY | 623 | 32.0% | 1,261 | 64.9% | 48 | 2.5% | 12 | 0.6% | 1,944 |
| FLUVANNA COUNTY | 441 | 46.5% | 195 | 20.6% | 300 | 31.6% | 12 | 1.3% | 948 |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY | 2,298 | 53.1% | 1,654 | 38.2% | 283 | 6.5% | 90 | 2.1% | 4,325 |
| FRANKLIN CITY | 838 | 59.4% | 246 | 17.4% | 317 | 22.5% | 9 | 0.6% | 1,410 |
| FREDERICK COUNTY | 1,168 | 56.3% | 827 | 39.9% | 57 | 2.7% | 22 | 1.1% | 2,074 |
| FREDERICKSBURG CITY | 1,584 | 58.9% | 962 | 35.7% | 104 | 3.9% | 41 | 1.5% | 2,691 |
| GALAX CITY | 634 | 49.6% | 592 | 46.4% | 47 | 3.7% | 4 | 0.3% | 1,277 |
| GILES COUNTY | 1,606 | 44.6% | 1,348 | 51.3% | 134 | 3.7% | 16 | 0.4% | 3,104 |
| GLOUCESTER COUNTY | 936 | 53.9% | 485 | 28.0% | 299 | 17.2% | 15 | 0.9% | 1,735 |
| GOOCHLAND COUNTY | 859 | 51.2% | 251 | 15.0% | 557 | 33.2% | 11 | 0.7% | 1,678 |
| GRAYSON COUNTY | 2,209 | 48.5% | 2,240 | 49.2% | 81 | 1.8% | 26 | 0.6% | 4,556 |
| GREENE COUNTY | 305 | 39.7% | 370 | 48.1% | 57 | 7.4% | 37 | 4.8% | 769 |
| GREENSVILLE COUNTY | 1,068 | 28.3% | 1,441 | 38.2% | 1,182 | 31.4% | 78 | 2.1% | 3,769 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY | 1,578 | 45.5% | 954 | 27.5% | 852 | 24.6% | 83 | 2.4% | 3,467 |
| HAMPTON CITY | 5,205 | 51.8% | 4,025 | 40.1% | 724 | 7.2% | 92 | 0.9% | 10,046 |
| HANOVER COUNTY | 1,636 | 40.8% | 1,235 | 30.8% | 1,099 | 27.4% | 42 | 1.0% | 4,012 |
| HARRISONBURG CITY | 1,122 | 46.1% | 1,245 | 51.2% | 50 | 2.1% | 15 | 0.7% | 2,432 |
| HENRICO COUNTY | 8,311 | 35.9% | 8,814 | 38.1% | 5,875 | 25.4% | 137 | 0.6% | 23,144 |
| HENRY COUNTY | 1,879 | 53.3% | 1,229 | 34.9% | 359 | 10.2% | 58 | 1.6% | 3,525 |
| HIGHLAND COUNTY | 329 | 44.3% | 381 | 51.3% | 22 | 3.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 742 |
| HOPEWELL CITY | 2,262 | 55.6% | 1,109 | 27.2% | 551 | 16.0% | 49 | 1.2% | 3,971 |
| ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY | 1,592 | 63.8% | 511 | 20.5% | 382 | 15.3% | 12 | 0.5% | 2,497 |
| JAMES CITY COUNTY | 607 | 49.4% | 439 | 35.7% | 151 | 13.1% | 21 | 1.7% | 1,218 |
| KING AND QUEEN COUNTY | 328 | 52.4% | 91 | 14.5% | 187 | 29.9% | 20 | 3.2% | 626 |
| KING GEORGE COUNTY | 595 | 64.2% | 278 | 30.0% | 37 | 4.0% | 17 | 1.8% | 927 |
| KING WILLIAM COUNTY | 630 | 55.3% | 202 | 17.7% | 308 | 27.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 1,149 |
| LANCASTER COUNTY | 688 | 48.7% | 450 | 31.8% | 261 | 18.5% | 15 | 1.1% | 1,414 |
| LEE COUNTY | 2,583 | 67.5% | 1,118 | 29.2% | 33 | 1.0% | 86 | 2.2% | 3,820 |
| LOUDOUN COUNTY | 1,847 | 58.4% | 1,171 | 37.0% | 87 | 2.8% | 53 | 1.7% | 3,162 |
| LOUISA COUNTY | 890 | 46.9% | 307 | 16.2% | 572 | 35.4% | 27 | 1.4% | 1,797 |
| LUNENBURG COUNTY | 993 | 40.6% | 200 | 8.2% | 1,247 | 51.0% | 7 | 0.3% | 2,447 |
| LYNCHBURG CITY | 3,864 | 64.1% | 3,422 | 24.8% | 1,422 | 10.3% | 112 | 0.8% | 8,821 |
| MADISON COUNTY | 500 | 50.2% | 376 | 37.7% | 97 | 9.7% | 24 | 2.4% | 997 |
| MARTINSVILLE CITY | 1,581 | 51.9% | 1,168 | 38.4% | 257 | 8.8% | 28 | 0.9% | 3,034 |
| MATHEWS COUNTY | 780 | 54.5% | 482 | 33.7% | 159 | 11.1% | 11 | 0.8% | 1,432 |
| MECKLENBURG COUNTY | 1,439 | 39.0% | 663 | 18.0% | 1,549 | 42.0% | 36 | 1.0% | 3,687 |
| MIDDLESEX COUNTY | 541 | 51.7% | 193 | 18.4% | 299 | 28.6% | 14 | 1.3% | 1,047 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 2,196 | 38.1% | 3,263 | 56.6% | 269 | 4.7% | 42 | 0.7% | 5,770 |
| NANSEMOND COUNTY | 3,441 | 71.9% | 697 | 14.6% | 628 | 13.1% | 20 | 0.4% | 4,786 |
| NELSON COUNTY | 793 | 64.7% | 227 | 18.5% | 121 | 9.9% | 34 | 6.9% | 1,176 |
| NEW KENT COUNTY | 314 | 41.5% | 188 | 24.8% | 250 | 33.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 757 |
| NEWPORT NEWS CITY | 7,264 | 56.3% | 4,405 | 34.1% | 1,059 | 8.3% | 174 | 1.3% | 12,902 |
| NORFOLK CITY | 12,419 | 51.6% | 7,315 | 32.5% | 3,663 | 15.2% | 150 | 0.6% | 23,547 |
| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY | 958 | 56.6% | 492 | 29.1% | 237 | 14.0% | 5 | 0.3% | 1,692 |
| NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY | 549 | 47.9% | 394 | 34.4% | 197 | 17.2% | 7 | 0.6% | 1,147 |
| NORTON CITY | 343 | 48.8% | 355 | 50.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 703 |
| NOTTOWAY COUNTY | 1,054 | 33.6% | 178 | 5.7% | 1,391 | 60.2% | 18 | 0.6% | 2,641 |
| ORANGE COUNTY | 892 | 54.6% | 490 | 30.0% | 228 | 14.0% | 24 | 1.5% | 1,634 |
| PAGE COUNTY | 1,992 | 45.5% | 2,250 | 51.3% | 75 | 1.7% | 65 | 1.5% | 4,382 |
| PATRICK COUNTY | 935 | 60.2% | 550 | 35.4% | 57 | 3.7% | 12 | 0.8% | 1,554 |
| PETERSBURG CITY | 2,790 | 58.7% | 897 | 18.9% | 1,047 | 22.0% | 17 | 0.4% | 4,751 |
| PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY | 2,334 | 45.2% | 1,033 | 21.0% | 1,644 | 31.9% | 98 | 1.9% | 5,109 |
| PORTSMOUTH CITY | 7,206 | 60.3% | 2,639 | 22.1% | 1,997 | 16.7% | 112 | 0.9% | 11,954 |
| POWHATAN COUNTY | 546 | 41.7% | 125 | 9.6% | 636 | 48.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1,308 |
| PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY | 1,085 | 42.0% | 236 | 9.1% | 1,242 | 48.1% | 18 | 0.7% | 2,581 |
| PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY | 1,169 | 52.3% | 490 | 21.9% | 564 | 25.2% | 14 | 0.6% | 2,237 |
| PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY | 2,392 | 61.4% | 1,364 | 35.0% | 81 | 2.1% | 57 | 1.5% | 3,894 |
| PULASKI COUNTY | 1,865 | 49.3% | 1,669 | 44.1% | 224 | 5.9% | 26 | 0.7% | 3,784 |
| RADFORD CITY | 1,307 | 47.4% | 1,335 | 48.4% | 97 | 3.5% | 17 | 0.6% | 2,756 |
| RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY | 355 | 65.3% | 173 | 31.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 544 |
| RICHMOND COUNTY | 328 | 49.2% | 197 | 29.6% | 132 | 19.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 666 |
| RICHMOND CITY | 18,032 | 55.3% | 8,798 | 27.0% | 5,613 | 17.2% | 180 | 0.6% | 32,623 |
| ROANOKE COUNTY | 3,470 | 31.4% | 7,032 | 63.6% | 492 | 4.4% | 70 | 0.6% | 11,064 |
| ROANOKE CITY | 5,888 | 35.1% | 9,947 | 59.3% | 816 | 4.9% | 114 | 0.7% | 16,766 |
| ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY | 1,206 | 43.8% | 1,309 | 47.5% | 223 | 8.1% | 18 | 0.7% | 2,756 |
| ROCKINGHAM COUNTY | 2,302 | 40.8% | 3,089 | 54.7% | 189 | 3.3% | 64 | 1.1% | 5,644 |
| RUSSELL COUNTY | 1,797 | 45.2% | 2,064 | 51.9% | 75 | 1.9% | 44 | 1.1% | 3,980 |
| SCOTT COUNTY | 1,909 | 37.4% | 3,032 | 59.4% | 76 | 1.5% | 88 | 1.7% | 5,105 |
| SHENANDOAH COUNTY | 1,900 | 38.2% | 2,896 | 58.3% | 122 | 2.5% | 52 | 1.0% | 4,970 |
| SMYTH COUNTY | 1,843 | 41.7% | 2,467 | 55.8% | 72 | 1.6% | 40 | 0.9% | 4,422 |
| S. BOSTON CITY | 490 | 31.7% | 323 | 53.2% | 224 | 14.5% | 9 | 0.6% | 1,046 |
| SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY | 1,284 | 45.1% | 289 | 10.2% | 1,262 | 44.3% | 11 | 0.4% | 2,846 |
| SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY | 1,326 | 58.0% | 586 | 30.0% | 169 | 7.4% | 104 | 4.6% | 2,185 |
| STAFFORD COUNTY | 1,719 | 55.1% | 1,117 | 35.8% | 97 | 3.1% | 138 | 6.0% | 3,071 |
| STAUNTON CITY | 2,062 | 50.5% | 1,804 | 44.2% | 173 | 4.2% | 43 | 1.1% | 4,082 |
| SUFFOLK CITY | 1,453 | 71.1% | 382 | 18.7% | 204 | 10.0% | 5 | 0.2% | 2,045 |
| SURRY COUNTY | 472 | 27.6% | 606 | 35.4% | 623 | 36.4% | 9 | 0.5% | 1,710 |
| SUSSEX COUNTY | 931 | 35.1% | 584 | 22.0% | 1,130 | 42.6% | 9 | 0.3% | 2,654 |
| TAZEWELL COUNTY | 2,736 | 54.0% | 2,153 | 42.5% | 111 | 2.2% | 57 | 1.3% | 5,057 |
| VIRGINIA BEACH CITY | 6,224 | 37.9% | 3,718 | 53.0% | 1,445 | 8.8% | 48 | 0.3% | 11,435 |
| WARREN COUNTY | 1,490 | 58.8% | 903 | 35.6% | 109 | 4.3% | 33 | 1.3% | 2,535 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY | 2,642 | 48.0% | 2,772 | 50.4% | 40 | 0.7% | 48 | 0.9% | 5,502 |
| WAYNESBORO CITY | 1,275 | 43.8% | 1,499 | 51.5% | 116 | 4.0% | 21 | 0.7% | 2,911 |
| WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 509 | 53.7% | 314 | 33.1% | 108 | 11.4% | 17 | 1.8% | 948 |
| WILLIAMSBURG CITY | 479 | 45.4% | 483 | 45.8% | 85 | 8.1% | 8 | 0.8% | 1,055 |
| WINCHESTER CITY | 1,100 | 59.9% | 675 | 36.8% | 49 | 2.7% | 12 | 0.7% | 1,836 |
| WISE COUNTY | 3,175 | 78.6% | 2,186 | 21.0% | 15 | 0.1% | 23 | 0.2% | 5,399 |
| WYTHE COUNTY | 1,932 | 48.2% | 1,844 | 46.0% | 186 | 4.6% | 43 | 1.1% | 4,005 |
| YORK COUNTY | 1,435 | 46.9% | 1,289 | 42.1% | 287 | 9.4% | 50 | 1.6% | 3,061 |
| TOTALS | 269,526 | 47.5% | 212,207 | 38.3% | 75,307 | 13.0% | 5,730 | 1.2% | 562,789 |
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