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  1. 18. Mai 2024 · Linwood Holton, Virginia's first GOP governor of the 20th century, who embraced civil rights, dies at 98. Jeff E. Schapiro. Oct 28, 2021. 1 of 2. In August 1970, then-Gov. Linwood Holton...

  2. 10. Mai 2024 · Republicans saw the opportunity and nominated a Roanoker, A. Linwood Holton Jr., and he worked the state tirelessly. In those days local GOP parties usually met in a telephone booth. Holton...

  3. Vor 14 Stunden · Republicans united behind A. Linwood Holton, Jr. in 1969 and swept the state. In the 1970 Senate elections, the Byrd machine made a comeback by electing Independent Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. over Republican Ray L. Garland and Democrat George Rawlings. The new Senator Byrd never joined the Republican Party and instead joined the Democratic caucus ...

  4. 7. Mai 2024 · 50 years ago - in a very different political climate - Linwood Holton made GOP history. Jeff E. Schapiro. Aug 11, 2019. 1 of 5. In July 1969, Linwood Holton reviewed material with campaign...

  5. 3. Mai 2024 · Also seeking the Republican nomination were two of Virginia’s most accomplished GOP leaders— A. Linwood Holton, the breakthrough Republican winner for governor in 1969, and Richard D. Obenshain, the party’s former state chair and a conservative champion.

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  6. 17. Mai 2024 · RICHMOND--When Linwood Holton became governor in January of 1970, Virginia had no black state troopers, no black toll-takers on its highways and a long history of denying and obstructing voting...