1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 2
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Herbert B. Bateman (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Ritchie (R) by 26.5 points.
Herbert B. BatemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%11,774
Joe RitchieRepublican
36.8%6,846
18,623 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