1975 Virginia Senate election

none September 2023 1975 Virginia Senate elections Virginia legislative no 1971 Virginia Senate election 1971 November 4, 1975 1979 Virginia Senate election 1979 All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21 160x160px William B. Hopkins January 4, 1972 Democratic Party (United States) 21st 34 seats, 64.5% 35 1 588,993 69.6% 5.1 pp Majority leader William B. Hopkins Democratic Party (United States) Abe Brault Democratic Party (United States) 160x160px Robert S. Burruss Jr. Republican Party (United States) November 21, 1972 23rd 6 seats, 31.6% 5 1 221,545 26.2% 5.4 pp The 1975 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 4, 1975, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.Official Election Results for Members of the Senate of Virginia and House of Delegates in the General Election November 4, 1975 https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/48428/Election/ Virginia Elections Database Overall results + ↓ 35 5 Democratic Republican Parties Seats Popular Vote 1971 1975 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic Party (United States)Democratic 34 35 1 87.50% 588,993 69.62% 5.17% Republican Party (United States)Republican 6 5 1 13.50% 221,545 26.19% 5.45% Independent Party (United States) Independent 0 0 0.00% 35,283 4.17% 0.29% - Write-ins 0 0 0.00% 240 0.03% 0.01%Total 40 40 0 100.00% 846,061 100.00% - See also Virginia elections Virginia House of Delegates election, 1975 References Virginia Category:1975 Virginia elections Category:Virginia Senate elections