1971 Virginia Senate election

none September 2023 1971 Virginia Senate elections Virginia legislative no 1967 Virginia Senate election 1967 November 2, 1971 1975 Virginia Senate election 1975 All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21 160x160px Edward L. Breeden Jr.(retired) January 21, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) 5th/6th/7th 34 seats 34 557,040 64.5% Majority leader Edward L. Breeden Jr. Democratic Party (United States) William B. Hopkins Democratic Party (United States) 160x160px James C. Turk Republican Party (United States) January 13, 1965 37th 6 seats 6 273,477 31.6% 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.Official Election Results for Members of the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates in the General Election, November 2, 1971 https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/78642/Election/ Virginia Elections Database Overall results + ↓ 34 6 Democratic Republican Parties Seats Popular Vote 1967 1971 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic Party (United States)Democratic 34 34 85.00% 557,040 64.45% Republican Party (United States)Republican 6 6 15.00% 273,477 31.64% Independent Party (United States) 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 Virginia Category:1971 Virginia elections Category:Virginia Senate elections