1971 Virginia Senate election
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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Overall results
| 34 | 6 |
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| 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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gollark: That sounds like another thing which is bound to have no negative consequences.
gollark: I don't have those. I just do computers. Besides, bioweapons could affect other people.
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