1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 39
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
George M. Warren Jr. (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating R. L. Light (R) by 10.5 points.
George M. Warren Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%15,789
R. L. LightRepublican
44.8%12,799
28,588 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