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In that 1966 primary, necessitated by the retirement of the elder Byrd two years into his seventh term, the returns reflected a close race.
“Not since 1925,” Wilkinson wrote, “when Harry Byrd Sr. was (first) elected governor of Virginia had a candidate named Byrd run behind in a statewide race, even in the early returns.”
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