1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 16
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Elmon T. Gray (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Daniel (R) by 24.4 points.
Elmon T. GrayDemocrat · winner
62.2%15,020
Robert W. DanielRepublican
37.8%9,129
24,156 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