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Elections in Virginia |
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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]
34 | 6 |
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% | - |