1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 20
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William F. Stone (D) won with 90.2% of the vote, defeating Jesse Cahill (Ind) by 80.5 points.
William F. StoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.2%14,682
Jesse CahillIndependent
9.7%1,586
16,273 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