1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Virginia Senate District 8
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
A. Joseph Canada Jr. (R) won with 41.0% of the vote, defeating Edward T. Caton III (Ind) by 10.6 points.
A. Joseph Canada Jr.Republican · winner
41.0%6,979
Edward T. Caton IIIIndependent · incumbent
30.4%5,172
Richard D. GuyDemocrat
28.5%4,851
17,002 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