1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 38
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
George F. Barnes (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Phillip M. Sadler (D) by 1.0 points.
George F. BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%14,361
Phillip M. SadlerDemocrat
49.5%14,064
28,425 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