Satterfield Wins Virginia 3rd District Democratic Primary
Richmond attorney Thomas Satterfield won the Virginia 3rd District Democratic primary with 17 542 votes, defeating B Earl Dunn and Earl Northern as turnout ran low amid a Negro voter boycott. Satterfield leads a field of three in November with Republican Richard Obenshain and two Independent Democrats Sanford Haddock and Stanley Smith Jr. as opponents.
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Satterfield's wartime service to elected office career timeline
Satterfield left college for World War II served as a Navy pilot in the South Pacific earning decorations. Postwar he finished law school practiced privately, became assistant U.S. attorney in 1950 for three years, then won City Council. He led the Richmond House of Delegates ticket in 1959 and 1961, sought Congress last year, is married with two sons.
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