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1971Final results

1971 election for Virginia House District 1

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Orby L. Cantrell (D) and Ford C. Quillen (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Orby L. CantrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.7%19,092
Ford C. QuillenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%18,661
23.0%15,810
22.2%15,243
68,806 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET