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1971Final results

1971 election for Virginia House District 36

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

George W. Jones (R) and Alexander B. McMurtrie (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
George W. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.3%8,229
Alexander B. McMurtrieDemocrat · winner
19.4%5,842
C. J. PurdyDemocrat
18.3%5,523
F. F. DietschIndependent
17.6%5,301
Thomas S. Winston IIIRepublican
17.5%5,293
30,188 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+10.31969D+4.91971

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

The candidates

George W. Jones (R)Alexander B. McMurtrie (D)C. J. Purdy (D)F. F. Dietsch (I)Thomas S. Winston III (R)