1952 election

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Charlottesville

City Council

1952 Election

Charlottesville’s voters elected three new City Councilmen from a field of four; the first all-Democratic Council in four years.

In the 1952 election, Thomas H. Wyllie was the first Republican to seek a Council post in under his party’s banner since reconstruction days; he lost the seat by more than 300 votes.[1]

Democratic Primary

The Democratic Primary was held on Tuesday April 1, 1952.

Candidates Votes
Sol B. Weinberg 1353
R. M. (Jack) Davis 1312
S. Dexter Forbes 1225
George E. Hardy 404
Source: Daily Progress[2]

Municipal election

Voters in Charlottesville went to the polls on June 10, 1952 to elect three members of City Council.

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References

  1. Web. Daily Progress,, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Monday June 9, 1952, retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. Web. [1], Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises