1971 Virginia Senate election

1971 Virginia Senate elections
November 2, 1971
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Edward L. Breeden Jr.
(retired)		 James C. Turk
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 21, 1970 January 13, 1965
Leader's seat 5th/6th/7th 37th
Last election 34 seats 6 seats
Seats won 34 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 557,040 273,477
Percentage 64.5% 31.6%
Majority leader before election

Edward L. Breeden Jr.
Democratic

 Elected Majority leader

William B. Hopkins
Democratic

The 1971 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 2, 1971, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.[1]

Overall results

↓
34 6
Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular Vote
1967 1971 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Democratic 34 34 Steady 85.00% 557,040 64.45%
Republican 6 6 Steady 15.00% 273,477 31.64%
Independent 0 0 Steady 0.00% 33,572 3.88%
- Write-ins 0 0 Steady 0.00% 172 0.02%
Total 40 40 0 100.00% 864,261 100.00% -

References

  1. ↑ "Official Election Results for Members of the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates in the General Election, November 2, 1971". Virginia Elections Database.
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