1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Richard W. Elliott (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating C. Russell Burnette (R) by 12.7 points.
Richard W. ElliottDemocrat · winner
56.4%5,433
C. Russell BurnetteRepublican · incumbent
43.6%4,205
9,638 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET