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==Charlottesville==
==Charlottesville==
Voters in [[Charlottesville]] went to the polls to elect two members of [[City Council]] in the '''1950 election''' held on [[June 13]]. The Democratic Primary was on April 3. <ref=name="questions">{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Three Democratic Candidates Air Views on City Questions|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2800697/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2800698/3594.5/1282/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=March 28, 1950|publishdate=March 28, 1950|accessdate=June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>
Voters in [[Charlottesville]] went to the polls to elect two members of [[City Council]] in the '''1950 election''' held on [[June 13]]. The Democratic Primary was on April 3. <ref name="questions">{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Three Democratic Candidates Air Views on City Questions|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2800697/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2800698/3594.5/1282/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=March 28, 1950|publishdate=March 28, 1950|accessdate=June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


===Democratic Primary===
===Democratic Primary===

Revision as of 17:19, 13 June 2017

Charlottesville

Voters in Charlottesville went to the polls to elect two members of City Council in the 1950 election held on June 13. The Democratic Primary was on April 3. [1]

Democratic Primary

Incumbents Gus K. Tebel and William R. Hill faced challenger Sidney D. Watson in the primary. Issues in that race included a bond referendum for natural gas lines, whether an African-American should be appointed to the School Board and the use of federal funds in public housing. [1] The League of Women Voters held a town meeting with these candidates on March 27, [[1950].

General Election

Francis Fife ran as an independent.

The League of Women Voters held another a town meeting with the candidates on June 7, 1950. [2]

Tebel and Hill both won election.



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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Three Democratic Candidates Air Views on City Questions, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, March 28, 1950, retrieved June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. March 28, 1950 page 1.
  2. Web. Council Candidates Will Air Views at Town Meeting, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, May 31, 1916, retrieved May 31, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. May 31, 1916 page 1.