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Republican Dutch Vogt served as [[Mayor of Charlottesville|Mayor]] of [[Charlottesville]] from 1968 to 1970.  
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| caption = Gunther Alfred "Dutch" Vogt
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| preceded2 =[[Burkett A. Reynolds]]
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| birth_date = July 9, 1921
| date_of_death = 2 May 2017<ref name=deathville>{{cite-cville|title=Next to the last of the Republican mayors|date=May 10 2017|page=9}}</ref>
| birth_place = Jutebog, Germany
| place_of_death = Knoxville, Tennessee
| spouse = Margaret "Peggy" Steele
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| alma_mater = University of Kansas
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Republican '''Gunther Alfred "Dutch" Vogt''' (1921-2017) served as [[Mayor of Charlottesville|Mayor]] of [[Charlottesville]] from 1968 to 1970. He was first elected to [[City Council]] in 1966.  


Vogt told the Hook in 2006 that his most decisive vote came over a proposed merger with Albemarle County. While Council was unanimous in its decision, Vogt said that Council did not do enough to sell the idea to the community, and a referendum failed<ref>[http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2006/08/10/COVER-Amalg.doc.aspx 'Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor'], 10 Aug. 2006. Lisa Provence. The Hook. 2 May 2009.</ref>.
Vogt told [[The Hook]] in 2006 that his most decisive vote came in 1970 over a proposed merger with [[Albemarle County]]. While City Council was unanimous in its decision, Vogt said that Council did not do enough to sell the idea to the community, and a referendum failed<ref>{{cite-hook|url=http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2006/08/10/COVER-Amalg.doc.aspx|title=Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor|publishdate=10 Aug. 2006|author=Lisa Provence|accessdate= 2 May 2009}}</ref>. <ref>{{cite-progress-worrell|title=The Seventies: Central Virginia Ends Decade of Joy and Tragedy|url=Print|author=Doug Kamholz|pageno=|printdate=January 1, 1980|publishdate=January 1, 1980|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Election history==
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{{1966_election/CityCouncil}}


*CITY COUNCIL - 2 Available Seats. <ref>{{cite web|title=Election Results for June 14, 1966, City of Charlottesville, retrieved December 31, 2010.|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=81|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=Monday, August 10, 2015, 8:22:36 PM|accessdate=January 31, 2019}}</ref>


==Reference==
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Revision as of 19:42, 23 August 2019

"Dutch" Vogt (R)
Vogt.jpg
Gunther Alfred "Dutch" Vogt

Term Start 1966
Term End 1970
Preceded by J. Robert Ponton
Succeeded by Charles Barbour

President (mayor)
Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District Elected by and from council
Term Start 1968
Term End 1970
Preceded by Burkett A. Reynolds
Succeeded by Mitchell Van Yahres

Biographical Information

Date of birth July 9, 1921
Date of death 2 May 2017[1]
Place of birth Jutebog, Germany
Place of death Knoxville, Tennessee
Spouse Margaret "Peggy" Steele
Alma mater University of Kansas
Profession Electrical Engineering

Republican Gunther Alfred "Dutch" Vogt (1921-2017) served as Mayor of Charlottesville from 1968 to 1970. He was first elected to City Council in 1966.

Vogt told The Hook in 2006 that his most decisive vote came in 1970 over a proposed merger with Albemarle County. While City Council was unanimous in its decision, Vogt said that Council did not do enough to sell the idea to the community, and a referendum failed[2]. [3]

Election history

Candidates Votes %
Robert S. Johnson (R) 2,456 57%
Gunther "Dutch" Vogt (R) 2,400 55%
William R. Hill (D) 2,006 46%
John E. Trevilian (D) 1,766 40%
Source: City of Charlottesville[4]

Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

  • CITY COUNCIL - 2 Available Seats. [5]

Reference

  1. Print: Next to the last of the Republican mayors, {{{author}}}, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, .
  2. Web. Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 10 Aug. 2006, retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. Web. [Print The Seventies: Central Virginia Ends Decade of Joy and Tragedy], Doug Kamholz, Daily Progress, Worrell Newspaper group, January 1, 1980, retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. Web. Election Results for June 14, 1966, City of Charlottesville, retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. Web. Election Results for June 14, 1966, City of Charlottesville, retrieved December 31, 2010., City of Charlottesville, Monday, August 10, 2015, 8:22:36 PM, retrieved January 31, 2019.