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1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 election for Virginia House District 18

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Vincent F. Callahan (R), Dorothy McDiarmid (D), David A. Sutherland (R), Carrington Williams (D) and Wyatt B. Durette Jr. (R) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Vincent F. CallahanRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.6%20,816
Dorothy McDiarmidDemocrat · winner
11.5%20,649
David A. SutherlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.7%19,134
Carrington WilliamsDemocrat · winner
10.6%18,988
Wyatt B. Durette Jr.Republican · winner
10.4%18,648
Byron F. AndrewsRepublican · incumbent
10.1%18,047
Raymond V. Walsh Jr.Republican
10.0%17,962
Carolyn G. LindbergDemocrat
8.8%15,705
Clifford H. PrueferDemocrat
8.2%14,736
Robert SecundyDemocrat
7.9%14,116
178,803 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1971

The seat's recent races

EvenR+2.91969D+2.51971

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Vincent F. Callahan (R)Dorothy McDiarmid (D)David A. Sutherland (R)Carrington Williams (D)Wyatt B. Durette Jr. (R)Byron F. Andrews (R)Raymond V. Walsh Jr. (R)Carolyn G. Lindberg (D)Clifford H. Pruefer (D)Robert Secundy (D)