1962 election

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Charlottesville

There was a Democratic primary for City Council on April 3, 1962, the first Tuesday of April. J. Earl Barnett challenged the incumbents Louis L. Scribner and J. Robert Ponton. [1]

In the primary, 1,857 Democrats went to the polls. Scribner received 1,368 votes, Ponton received 1,064 votes and Barnett received 907 votes. [2]

The general election for Council was on June 12, 1962, a rainy day in which 2,551 citizens went to the polls. Also on the ballot was a referendum on a $3 million bond to help pay for expansion of the water supply that was approved on a margin of two thirds to one. Republican Fred W. Early placed third. [3] It was the first time that a Republican candidate’s heaviest vote came in the traditionally Democratic First Ward. In every other election for which records were available, the heaviest vote – in numbers – for a Republican candidate had always been in the Fourth Ward, the city’s largest. The Daily Progress wrote an article that analyzed various statistics with this election. [4]


Candidates Votes %
Louis L. Scribner (D) 1,851
J. Robert Ponton (D) 1,539
Fred W. Early (R) 1,141
Source: City of Charlottesville [5] [6]

Each voter could vote for up to two candidates in the 1962 election.


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References

  1. Web. Barnett Attacks Council 'Attitude', Ruth Lane, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, March 29, 1962, retrieved June 10, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. March 29, 1962 page 25.
  2. Web. Two Incumbents Nominated in Light Primary Voting Here, Ruth Lane, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 4, 1962, retrieved June 10, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. April 4, 1962 page 21.
  3. Web. Bond Issue is Approved; Scribner and Ponton win, Ruth Lane, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 13, 1962, retrieved September 3, 2022. Print. June 13, 1962 page 1.
  4. Web. Council Election Established Two 'Firsts' in Voting Here, Alan Bruns, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 13, 1962, retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. Web. Election Results for June 12, 1962, City of Charlottesville, retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. Web. Bond Issue is Approved; Scribner and Ponton win, Ruth Lane, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 13, 1962, retrieved September 3, 2022. Print. June 13, 1962 page 1.