1971 Virginia Senate election

1971 Virginia Senate elections

← 1967 November 2, 1971 1975  →
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 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

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34	6
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		1967	1971	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	34	34		85.00%	557,040	64.45%
	Republican	6	6		15.00%	273,477	31.64%
	Independent	0	0		0.00%	33,572	3.88%
-	Write-ins	0	0		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.