1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 22
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
David F. Thornton (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Hufford (D) by 27.5 points.
David F. ThorntonRepublican · winner
63.7%17,198
Tom HuffordDemocrat
36.2%9,779
26,979 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