1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia House District 9
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Lacey E. Putney (IND) and Charles W. Gunn Jr. (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsLacey E. PutneyIndependent · winner · incumbent
39.8%12,043
Charles W. Gunn Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
30.8%9,320
John C. Lester Jr.Republican
17.6%5,331
William E. BobbittRepublican
11.7%3,537
30,232 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)