1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 24
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
H. Dunlop Dawbarn (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Rhea (D) by 13.1 points.
H. Dunlop DawbarnRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%12,686
Robert L. RheaDemocrat
43.5%9,750
22,436 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