1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 12
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William F. Parkerson Jr. (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating B. Earl Dunn (Ind) by 39.3 points.
William F. Parkerson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%16,204
B. Earl DunnIndependent
30.4%7,063
23,267 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET