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1966 Virginia U.S. Senate Special
Virginia · 3 candidates
Jr. +15.9 pts · won by 116,224 votes
Harry F. Byrd Jr.DemocraticWINNER53.3%
389,028 votes
Lawrence M. TraylorRepublican37.38%
272,804 votes
John W. CarterConservative Party of Virginia7.9%
57,692 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).