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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]
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| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 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% | - | |
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