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1971Final results

1971 election for Virginia Senate District 19

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Coleman Bennett Yeatts (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating David M. Spangler (R) by 30.3 points.

Coleman Bennett YeattsDemocrat · winner
65.1%12,526
34.9%6,706
19,235 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

EvenR+10.01979R+11.21983R+41.41987R+41.51995R+34.02015R+42.92019

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