1971Final results
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 40
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John Chalkley Buchanan (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Carl E. McAfee (R) by 11.0 points.
John Chalkley BuchananDemocrat · winner
55.5%25,309
Carl E. McAfeeRepublican
44.5%20,306
45,615 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