1966 Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1966 Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election?

Watkins Abbitt won the 1966 Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election. Watkins Abbitt received 45,226 popular votes (66.55%). The main challenger was Edward J Silverman (21.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Abbitt and Silverman

Abbitt +44.7 pts · won by 30,399 votes
45,226 votes
Edward J Silvermanconservative21.82%
14,827 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 11.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.