retail politics Linwood Holton campaigns in Warrenton Virginia in 1969. Linwood should have written about the audacity of hope. Democrats had held the governor’s mansion for the previous 84 years in Virginia, Linwood Holton had the stuff to break that streak. Governor Holton is now 97 years old. A good man by all accounts. Share this:EmailMorePinterestPrintFacebookTumblrTwitter