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Linwood Holton, the Glossary

Abner Linwood Holton Jr. (September 21, 1923October 28, 2021) was an American politician and attorney.^[1]

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Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams (''née'' Smith; November 22, [O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States.

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Ann Compton

Ann Compton (born January 19, 1947) is an American former news reporter and White House correspondent for ABC News Radio.

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Anne Holton

Anne Bright Holton (born February 1, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge who served as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2016. Linwood Holton and Anne Holton are tim Kaine.

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Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs

The Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Legislative Affairs within the United States Department of State. Linwood Holton and Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs are United States Assistant Secretaries of State.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States, just before 8:00a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Bancroft Prize

The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States.

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Bladder cancer

Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder.

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Bob McDonnell

Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. Linwood Holton and Bob McDonnell are Republican Party governors of Virginia.

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By-election

A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, and a bye-election or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.

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Byrd machine

The Byrd machine, or Byrd organization, was a political machine of the Democratic Party led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd (1887–1966) that dominated Virginia politics for much of the 20th century.

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Captain (United States O-6)

In the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer (i.e., admirals).

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Chuck Robb

Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator representing Virginia from 1989 until 2001.

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Civil and political rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Democratic Party of Virginia

The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA/VA Dems) is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond, Virginia.

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Desegregation busing

Desegregation busing (also known simply as busing or integrated busing or by its critics as forced busing) was a failed attempt to diversify the racial make-up of schools in the United States by sending students to school districts other than their own.

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Desegregation in the United States

Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups, usually referring to races.

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Douglas Wilder

Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. Linwood Holton and Douglas Wilder are 20th-century Virginia politicians.

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Dwight Holton

Dwight Carter Holton (born December 18, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician from Oregon.

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Ellen Rosenblum

Ellen F. Rosenblum (born January 6, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Oregon Attorney General since 2012.

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Executive Mansion (Virginia)

The Virginia Governor's Mansion, better known as the Executive Mansion, is located in Richmond, Virginia, on Capitol Square and serves as the official residence of the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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George Allen (American politician)

George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is an American politician. Linwood Holton and George Allen (American politician) are 20th-century Virginia politicians and Republican Party governors of Virginia.

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Gerald Baliles

Gerald Lee Baliles (July 8, 1940 – October 29, 2019) was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician whose career spanned great social and technological changes in his native state. Linwood Holton and Gerald Baliles are Miller Center Affiliates.

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Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

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Glenn Youngkin

Glenn Allen Youngkin (born December 9, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2022 as the 74th governor of Virginia. Linwood Holton and Glenn Youngkin are Republican Party governors of Virginia.

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Governor of Virginia

The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term.

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Governor's Schools (Virginia)

The Governor's Schools are a collection of regional magnet high schools and summer programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia intended for gifted students.

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H. Clyde Pearson

Henry Clyde Pearson (March 12, 1925 – March 26, 2010) was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia.

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Harry F. Byrd Jr.

Harry Flood Byrd Jr. (December 20, 1914 – July 30, 2013) was an American orchardist, newspaper publisher and politician.

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Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Henry Howell

Henry Evans Howell, Jr. (September 5, 1920 – July 7, 1997), nicknamed "Howlin' Henry" Howell, was an American lawyer and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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History of the Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States.

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J. Sargeant Reynolds

Julian Sargeant "Sarge" Reynolds (June 30, 1936 – June 13, 1971) of Richmond, Virginia, was an American educator, businessman, and Democratic politician.

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Jim Gilmore

James Stuart Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and former attorney who served as the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. Linwood Holton and Jim Gilmore are Republican Party governors of Virginia.

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Jinks Holton

Virginia Harrison "Jinks" Rogers Holton (October 21, 1925 – December 16, 2022) was an American public servant who was the First Lady of Virginia from 1970 to 1974.

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John Warner

John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009. Linwood Holton and John Warner are 20th-century Virginia politicians and Washington and Lee University alumni.

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Kilmarnock, Virginia

Kilmarnock is a town in Lancaster and Northumberland counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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Latin honors

Latin honours are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned.

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Lexington, Virginia

Lexington is an independent city in Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States.

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Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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List of governors of Virginia

The governor of Virginia is the state's head of government and commander-in-chief of the state's official national guard.

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Manner of death

In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic.

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Mark Warner

Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. Linwood Holton and Mark Warner are 20th-century Virginia politicians.

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Marshall Wright (diplomat)

William Marshall Wright (July 14, 1926 – December 31, 2013) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs from May 29, 1973, until February 2, 1974. Linwood Holton and Marshall Wright (diplomat) are United States Assistant Secretaries of State.

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Martha Jefferson Randolph

Martha "Patsy" Randolph (''née'' Jefferson; September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836) was the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.

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Massive resistance

Massive resistance was a strategy declared by U.S. senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. of Virginia and his son Harry Jr.'s brother-in-law, James M. Thomson, who represented Alexandria in the Virginia General Assembly, to get the state's white politicians to pass laws and policies to prevent public school desegregation, particularly after Brown v.

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Miller Center of Public Affairs

The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in United States presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history.

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Mills Godwin

Mills Edwin Godwin Jr. (November 19, 1914January 30, 1999) was an American politician who was the 60th and 62nd governor of Virginia for two non-consecutive terms, from 1966 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1978. Linwood Holton and Mills Godwin are 20th-century Virginia politicians and Republican Party governors of Virginia.

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Nathan H. Miller

Nathan Huff Miller (born July 4, 1943) is an American lawyer and political figure from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Linwood Holton and Nathan H. Miller are 20th-century Virginia politicians.

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Oregon Attorney General

The Oregon attorney general is a statutory officer within the executive branch of the state of Oregon, and serves as the chief legal officer of the state, heading its Department of Justice with its six operating divisions.

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Presidency of Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969, and ended when he resigned on August 9, 1974, in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, the only U.S. president ever to do so.

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Racial integration

Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation), leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely bringing a racial minority into the majority culture.

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Ralph Northam

Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) is an American physician and politician who was the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.

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Ray L. Garland

Ray Lucian Garland (born May 20, 1934) is an American businessman and Republican politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly representing Roanoke, and who later wrote a syndicated newspaper column. Linwood Holton and Ray L. Garland are 20th-century Virginia politicians.

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Republican Governors Association

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) is a Washington, D.C.-based 527 organization founded in 1961, consisting of U.S. state and territorial Republican governors.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Republican Party of Virginia

The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party.

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Richard D. Obenshain

Richard Dudley Obenshain (October 31, 1935 – August 2, 1978) was an American politician and attorney.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Richmond Public Schools

Richmond Public Schools is a public school district located in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Robert J. McCloskey

Robert James McCloskey (November 25, 1922 – November 28, 1996) was an American diplomat, ombudsman, and relief services executive.

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Second Presbyterian Church (Richmond, Virginia)

Second Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 5 N. 5th Street in Richmond, Virginia.

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Terry McAuliffe

Terence Richard McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Oregonian

The Oregonian is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

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Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.

Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (October 1, 1768 – June 20, 1828) was an American planter, soldier, and politician from Virginia.

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Tim Kaine

Timothy Michael Kaine (born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. Linwood Holton and Tim Kaine are 20th-century Virginia politicians.

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United States Attorney

United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

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University of Virginia

The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.

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University of Virginia Press

The University of Virginia Press (or UVaP) is a university press that is part of the University of Virginia.

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Virginia Humanities

Virginia Humanities (VH), formerly the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, is a humanities council whose stated mission is to develop the civic, cultural, and intellectual life of the Commonwealth of Virginia by creating learning opportunities for all Virginians.

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Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University (Washington and Lee or W&L) is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia.

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William C. Battle

William Cullen Battle (October 9, 1920 – May 31, 2008) was an American diplomat, lawyer, businessman, United States Ambassador to Australia, and president of the United States Golf Association.

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William Milliken

William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan.

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Winfield Dunn

Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn (born July 1, 1927) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975.

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Woody Holton

Abner Linwood Holton III, known as Woody Holton, is an American professor who is the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. Linwood Holton and Woody Holton are tim Kaine.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1965 Virginia gubernatorial election

In the 1965 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Albertis Harrison, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits.

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1969 Virginia gubernatorial election

In the 1969 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits.

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2008 United States presidential election

The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 2008.

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2016 United States presidential election

The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Linwood Holton and 2016 United States presidential election are tim Kaine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linwood_Holton

Also known as A. Holton, A. L. Holton, A. L. Holton, Jr., A. Linwood Holton, A. Linwood Holton Jr, A. Linwood Holton Jr., A. Linwood Holton, Jr., Abner Holton, Abner Holton, Jr., Abner L. Holton, Abner L. Holton, Jr., Abner Linwood Holton, Abner Linwood Holton Jr., Abner Linwood Holton, Jr., Linwood Holton Jr..

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Miller Center Affiliates

Republican Party governors of Virginia

Tim Kaine

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