Truban Wins Virginia 27th Senate Race Amid Heavy Ballots
In a heavy turnout election, Dr. William A. Truban of Woodstock was reelected to the State Senate with 17,911 votes to Robert Smalley’s 11,331 in the 27th District. Voters also gave Duncan C. Gibb, Raymond R. Guest, and other candidates wins for the House of Delegates, with Kostel leading in the lieutenant governor race regionally and Howell and Shafran close behind.
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William A. Truban
Woodstock
Senate
Duncan C.gibb
Front. Royal
Raymond R
Andy) Guest, Jr
Warren County
House of Delegates
Winchester - Frederick - Clarke Fauquier - Shenandoah - Warren
George Kostel
Clifton Forge
Virginia
Henry A. Howell
Norfolk
George Shafran
Arlington
Clarke
Fauquier
Frederick
Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester
Truban
Robert W
Bob) Smalley
Berryville
State Senate
J. Kenneth Robinson
Smalley
Fauquier County
Dr. Truban
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Kester
Howell
Shafran
Bill Truban
Richmond
Major Frederick Upset as GOP Captures 4 of 5 Board Seats
Frederick County voters shifted power to Republicans in a landmark county election. The GOP won four of five board seats, installed a woman in a constitutional office, and elected three new supervisors with two incumbents returning for second terms.
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Frederick
GOP
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Victory Crowns Republican Andy Guest in Fauquier County
In Front Royal the party celebrates as Raymond Andy Guest wins a seat in the House of Delegates from the 17th District. Early returns showed mixed signals with Democrats leading in Fauquier but later results solidified the Republican victory amid votes cast across the county and surrounding districts.
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South Royal Ave
Front Royal
Raymond
Andy” Guest
Tom Kerns
Mr. Guest
House of Delegates
Mr. Kerns
Virginia
Kerns
Virginia Guest
Republican
Front Royal Street
Andy
Guest
Winchester
Howell wins Virginia lieutenant governor race by wide margin
Independent Henry E. Howell Jr. leads George Kostel and George Shafran after 1,710 of 1,842 precincts. Howell earns about 40 percent with Kostel at 37 and Shafran at 23, signaling a reform mandate and foreshadowing a 1973 gubernatorial bid.
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Richmond, Va
Henry E. Howell Jr
George J. Kostel
George P. Shafran
Norfolk
Howell
Senate
Linwood Holton
General Assembly
Kostel
Shafran
Holton
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Virginia
Nixon
Democratic
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Clarke Democrats Hold Posts GOP Wins New Board Seat
Clarke County voters kept the Democrats in control of most county posts while granting the Republicans a new seat on the five member Board of Supervisors. In Battletown District Republican Eustace Jackson led the field with 739 votes, while Greenway District saw Democrat P. T. McIntire win by a narrow margin over Republican A. R. Dunning Jr. Independent Barbara White also ran. Battletown voters favored two seats for the district with Democrats D Blanton Allen and William Renner trailing. Treasurer and Commissioner races went to Democrats as well. The turnout was about 2,900 of 4,219 registered voters.
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Commissioner of Revenue
Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth
Dorothy Keckley
Charles Orndoff
Back Creek
Richard F. Madigan
H. I. Phillips
Thomas Rosenberger
Star
Berryville
Clarke County
Board—of Supervisors
GOP
Battletown
Greenway
Albert Nicodemus
Paul Kagey
John W. Slater
Mary E. Rhoden
Odie Yowell
Yowell
Edyther.pifer
Allen Cochran
R.C
Toby) Carter
Harold Hawkins
Edward McC. Williams
Board of Supervisors
Iy Edward B. Lee
P.T. McIntire
Lee
A.R. Dunning, Jr
McIntire
Eustace Jackson
Raleigh Watson, Jr
Dr. Watson
D. Blanton Allen
William Renner
Chapel District
Robert Hummer
B. Burch McKay
Hummer
McKay
John D. Hardesty
Leon Tomblin
Longmarsh
Washington
Frank L. Rizzo
Philadelphia
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
National Party
Cleveland
Ralph J. Perk
Carl B. Stokes
Virginia
South
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
U.S
Pittsburgh
H. John Heinz III
William Waller
Mississippi
Charles Evers
Democratic National Committee
New Jersey
Ocala
Fla
East Lansing
Mich
Kalamazoo
Australian First Lady Wows in See-Through White Dress
Sonia McMahon, wife of Australian Prime Minister William McMahon, makes fashion history at a White House state dinner wearing a white crepe sheath with double side slits and rhinestone bands. President Nixon and other guests comment, with Mrs. Nixon calling it stunning while Mrs. Agnew notes it as pretty.
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Washington
Australia
Sonia McMahon
White House
Joan Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mrs. McMahon
William McMahon
Nixon
1972 Political Moves Highlight Election Outcomes
National party pros seek clues from Philadelphia Cleveland Virginia and San Francisco races. Riz zo Ford Perk Alioto Heinz Waller Evers party dynamics shift as youth vote and local contests shape the post primary landscape.
Weather Outlook for Virginia Sees Warm Front Brings Showers
A frontal system moving through Virginia brings warm moist air, increasing cloudiness and showers across the state. Call Concern at 667-0145 for help with yoursmate.
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Richmond
State
Virginia
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