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Piedmont District (Sperryville) grave the largest Republican vote, 135, to 117 for the Democrats, but the largest Republican victory was in Wakefield District . (Flint THiil and Huntly) where 119 Republican votes downed only 69 Democratic votes.
Stonewall District (Woodville) which had been marked by predictions as a 2-to-l spot for Republican votes, missed the count by giving a 29-vote Republican victory, 89 to 6-0. Hawthorne District (Hawlin, Slate Mills) had 68 Republican votes, with 28 Democratic ballots.
Following the state and the nation, Rappahannock county gave a shock in many quarters. Even in 1928, when the state and nation went to Republican candidate Herbert Hoover, Rappahannock stayed in the Democratic column. The story goes that it was at this time the county assumed its title of “Free State of Rappahannock/' in threatening to secede from a state that would join the Republican lists.
In Jackson District there was one vote for the Socialist-Labor candidate, Eric Haas. It is generally explained that this Voter became confused and thought he was marking a “Democrat for Eisenhower” ballot, although there is a possibility he knew what he was doing and meant to mark that party label.
Senator Harry F. Byrd drew a total county vote of only 833 of approximately 1169 votes cast. Three write-in votes for Governor Battle in Hampton district; one in Piedmont, and one in Wakefield were interpreted as protest votes against Byrd’s anti-Truman stand.
Representative Burr P. Harrison roundly defeated his Republican ODDonent 797 to 62.
65.3%