1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 35
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Omer L. Hirst (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Ryder (R) by 12.6 points.
Omer L. HirstDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%9,555
Richard J. RyderRepublican
43.7%7,423
16,978 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