1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 27
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William A. Truban (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Smalley (D) by 22.6 points.
William A. TrubanRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%17,895
Robert W. SmalleyDemocrat
38.7%11,303
29,198 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