1976-11-04ABSTRACTNovember 4, 1976 [Abstract of Votes)
November 4, 1976
(Clerk's Note: Listed below is an abstract of votes cast in the County of Albemarle at the
general election held on November 2, 1976; certified and furnished to the Clerk by the
Electoral Board of Albemarle County, Virginia, and set out in this minute book pursuant to
Virginia Cod~ Section 24.1-150.)
Electors of President and Vice President of the United States
United States Labor Party -
Republican Party - 9,084
American Party - 58
49
Democratic Party - 7,310
Socialist Workers Party - 22
Libertarian Party - 109
Member - United States Senate
Harry F. Byrd, Jr. - 9,288
E. R. (Bud) Zumwalt - 6,074
Martin H. Perper - 514
William R. Towler - 1
Member - House of Representatives
J. Kenneth Robinson -
Kenneth J. Ayres - 1
George Gilliam - 9
Nancy O'Brien - 4
Jill Rinehart - 1
Roger M. Leachman - 6
Margaret Mead - 1
Robert L. McBride - 1
James A. Bryan - 3
V. Frederic Lyon, Jr. - 1
Steven J. Jacobs - 2
Paul Stacy - 2
Theresa A. McDaniel - 2
Andrew D. Spaulding - 2
Marilyn J. Cram - 1
Vern Maxa - 2
Henry Howell - 1
Barry P!otnick - 1
10,409 James B. Hutt, Jr. - 2,092
Charles R. Tolbert - 5
William W. Rowan - 16
William Spong - 1
Thomas J. Michie, Jr. - 1
David H. Nisbel - 1
Jeffrey Freehof - 1
Mark Wilson - 1
Byron Robitaill~ - 2
Jacob J. Chapman - 1
Charles Murdock - 1
Charles Robb - 1
Bernard Mayo - 1
David John Ashworth - 1
J. Harvey Wilkinson - 1
Paul Fishbane - 2
Anastasia Manahan - 1
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Question !: Shall Sections 1 and 2 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended
to eliminate length of residence as a qualification to vote and to extend the time a voter
may vote in his precinct after moving from it? For - 9,611; Against - 4,075
Question 2: Shall Section 4 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to
permit absentee registration by persons, and their families, temporarily residing outside the
country by reason of employment? For - 11,678; Against - 1,971
Question 3: Shall Section 5 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to
specify that the requirement of one year's residence in Virginia for office seekers be the
year preceding the election to office? For - 10,981; Against - 2,491
Question 4: Shall Section 8 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to
remove the restriction against certain public officials and employees serving as assistant or
substitute registrars or officers of election? For - 6,577; Against - 6,387
Question 5: Shall Section 12 of Article VI of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to
permit judicial appointments of elected local officials, and eliminate the need for special
elections to fill a vacancy for less than sixty days? For - 8,931; Against - 4,393
Question 6: Shall Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to
permit certain tax exemptions for property subject to a perpetual easement for flooding,
property owned by the permanently and total disabled, property used for solar energy purposes
and tangible farm property and products? For - 9,707; Against - 3,537