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{{Infobox officeholder 
| name= G. William Whitehurst
| image name= 1985 p137 George William Whitehurst.jpg
| state= [[Virginia]]
| district= [[Virginia's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]
| term_start= January 3, 1969
|term_end = January 3, 1987
| preceded= [[Porter Hardy Jr.]]
| succeeded= [[Owen B. Pickett]]
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1925|3|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place= [[Norfolk, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date= 
| death_place= 
| spouse= 
| profession= [[Journalist]], [[Professor]]
| religion= 
| party= [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|alma_mater = [[Washington and Lee University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])<br>[[University of Virginia]] ([[Masters of Arts|M.A.]])<br>[[West Virginia University]] ([[Doctorate of Philosophy|Ph.D.]])
|}}

'''George William Whitehurst''' (born March 12, 1925) is an American former journalist and politician who served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from the commonwealth of [[Virginia]]. He began his career as a professor at the Norfolk campus of the [[College of William and Mary]], which became [[Old Dominion University|Old Dominion College]] in 1962. After serving as [[Dean (education)|Dean of Students]] from 1963–1968, Whitehurst left academia for a nineteen-year stay in Congress. Upon retiring from politics, he returned to what was by then Old Dominion University, where he currently holds the chair of Kaufman Lecturer in Public Affairs.<ref name=ODU/>

==Early life==
George William "Dr. Bill" Whitehurst was born in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] on March 12, 1925. Graduating from [[Matthew Fontaine Maury High School|Maury High School]] in 1942, he served in the [[United States Navy]] as an aviation radioman in the Pacific Theater, from 1943 to 1946.<ref name="bioguide" />

Whitehurst received his bachelor's degree in history from [[Washington and Lee University]] in 1950, and his master's degree, also in history, from the [[University of Virginia]] in 1951. In 1962, Whitehurst received his Ph.D. in American Diplomatic History from [[West Virginia University]].<ref name=ODU>{{cite web|title=G. William Whitehurst|url=https://www.odu.edu/directory/people/g/gwwhiteh|website=Old Dominion University|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> While attending [[Washington and Lee University]] he joined the [[Delta Upsilon]] fraternity. He currently serves on the board of directors for [[Delta Upsilon]] fraternity. He was an active faculty member at the Norfolk Division of William & Mary in 1950, and was on hand when the Division became an autonomous four-year institution, [[Old Dominion University|Old Dominion College]], in 1962. He stepped down in 1968 to run for Congress.<ref name="bioguide">{{CongBio|W000406}}</ref>

==Congressional career==
[[File:1969 p145 George William Whitehurst.jpg|thumb|100px|left|1969, ''Congressional Pictorial Directory'', Whitehurst as a first term Congressman]] 
Whitehurst was elected to Congress in 1968 as a Republican from a district based in the [[Hampton Roads]] area. He was the first Republican to represent that part of Virginia since the [[Great Depression]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walzer|first1=Phil|title=Ex-congressman Whitehurst to Receive Norfolk Award|url=http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/ex-congressman-whitehurst-to-receive-norfolk-award/article_e7229d25-b5db-5ce1-b07d-575bff59316b.html|access-date=24 October 2016|work=The Virginia Pilot|date=6 March 2015|archive-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111710/http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/ex-congressman-whitehurst-to-receive-norfolk-award/article_e7229d25-b5db-5ce1-b07d-575bff59316b.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and only the second Republican elected to a full term from that district in the 20th century.

He was re-elected eight more times without serious difficulty. In 1974, for instance, even as Republicans were swept out in the face of voter anger over Watergate, Whitehurst still won comfortably with almost 60 percent of the vote. The Democrats didn't even put up a candidate from 1978 to 1984, and on three of those occasions Whitehurst was completely unopposed. In 1986, Whitehurst stated his support of naturalization of [[Filipinos]] who were serving in the [[United States Navy]].<ref>{{USCongRec|1986|9943|date=May 7}}</ref> He retired in 1987 after declining to run for a tenth term.

For most of his tenure in Congress, he served on the [[U.S. House Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services Committee]]. He also served on the [[United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Committee on Intelligence]] and the [[United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct|Ethics Committee]].

After his service in Congress, Whitehurst returned as a faculty member at Old Dominion University in 1987, where he still teaches.<ref name="bioguide" />

He also served for many years as an analyst for [[WTKR]] in Norfolk.<ref name="bioguide" /> He is also an active United Methodist and has served on the Board of Visitors of the Tidewater Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist Campus Ministry at Old Dominion University, for many years.<ref>http://www.tidewaterwesley.org{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Electoral history===

*'''1968'''; Whitehurst defeated Democrat Frederick T. Stant winning 54.21% of the vote.
*'''1970'''; Whitehurst defeated Democrat Joseph T. Fitzpatrick winning 61.71% of the vote.
*'''1972'''; Whitehurst defeated Democrat L. Charles Burlage winning 73.45% of the vote.
*'''1974'''; Whitehurst defeated Democrat Robert R. Richards winning 59.99% of the vote.
*'''1976'''; Whitehurst defeated Democrat Robert Everett Washington winning 65.69% of the vote.
*'''1978'''; Whitehurst was unopposed for re-election.
*'''1980'''; Whitehurst defeated Independent Kenneth Morrison winning 89.84% of the vote.
*'''1982'''; Whitehurst was unopposed for re-election.
*'''1984'''; Whitehurst was unopposed for re-election.

==2016 Presidential Election==

On October 6, 2016, Whitehurst, along with other Republican former members of Congress, was co-signator of a letter opposing Donald J. Trump's candidacy for the office of president.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bash, Dana|author2=Kopan, Tal|title=30 Former GOP Lawmakers Sign Anti-Trump Letter|url=http://us.cnn.com/2016/10/06/politics/republican-lawmakers-never-trump-letter/index.html|access-date=6 October 2016|work=CNN|date=6 October 2016}}</ref>  Although the letter did not officially endorse [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] or any other candidate, it did state that "our party's nominee this year is a man who makes a mockery of the principles and values we have cherished and which we sought to represent in Congress."<ref>McCaskill, Nolan D. [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/republicans-never-trump-229236] "Former GOP Congressmen Lash Out at Trump" Washington, DC 6 October 2016.  Retrieved on 6 October 2016.</ref>

==2020 Presidential Election==

On August 24, 2020, Whitehurst was one of 24 former Republican lawmakers to endorse Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]] on the opening day of the Republican National Convention.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Cole, Devan|title=Here are the prominent Republicans backing Biden|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/politics/republicans-supporting-biden/index.html|access-date=5 September 2020|work=CNN|date=3 September 2020}}</ref>

== Later electoral history ==
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 | title      = Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1980 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[G. William Whitehurst]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 97,319
 | percentage = 89.84% }}
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 | party      = Independent (United States)
 | candidate  = Kenneth P. Morrison
 | votes      = 11,003
 | percentage = 10.16% }}
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 | party      = Write-in
 | candidate  = 
 | votes      = 6
 | percentage = 0.01% }}
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 | votes      = 108,328
 | percentage = 100% }}
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 | winner      = Republican Party (United States) }}
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 | title      = Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1982 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[G. William Whitehurst]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 78,108
 | percentage = 99.88% }}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = Write-in
 | candidate  = 
 | votes      = 97
 | percentage = 0.12% }}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 78,205
 | percentage = 100% }}
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 | winner      = Republican Party (United States) }}
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{{Election box begin no change
 | title      = Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1984 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[G. William Whitehurst]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 136,632
 | percentage = 99.81% }}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = Write-in
 | candidate  = 
 | votes      = 256
 | percentage = 0.19% }}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 136,888
 | percentage = 100% }}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner      = Republican Party (United States) }}
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*Whitehurst, G. William. ''Diary of a Congressman''. 2 vols. Norfolk: [[The Donning Company]], 1983, 1985.

==External links==
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*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000406 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]
*[http://www.odu.edu/al/pols-geog/faculty/whitehur.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826034453/http://www.odu.edu/al/pols-geog/faculty/whitehur.htm |date=2010-08-26 }}, Old Dominion University
*[http://www.as.wvu.edu/New_Folder/alumni/awards/2004.html#Garner Alumni Recognition Award Recipients for 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901073810/http://www.as.wvu.edu/New_Folder/alumni/awards/2004.html#Garner |date=2006-09-01 }}, [[West Virginia University]]
*{{C-SPAN|1000499}}

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