1971 primaries · May 1, 1971
1971 Virginia primaries results
Every race on Virginia's ballot in the 1971 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races18
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | William E. Fears (D) | 15.4 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Leslie D. Campbell Jr. (D) | 28.6 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Stanley C. Walker (D) | 6.5 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Elmon T. Gray (D) | 7.8 | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | James T. Edmunds (D) | 9.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Coleman Bennett Yeatts (D) | 7.2 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | H. Selwyn Smith (D) | 11.9 | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | Edward M. Holland (D) | 43.5 | |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Charles L. Waddell (D) | 12.2 |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Carrington Williams (D) | 7.7 | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | John A. Wilkins (D) | 3.2 | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Stanley A. Owens (D) | 12.6 | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | V. Earl Dickinson (D) | 7.6 | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | George E. Allen Jr. (D) | 9.6 | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | J. Warren White Jr. (D) | 6.6 | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Bev R. Middleton (D) | 3.1 | |
| HD-43 · Democratic primary | J. Samuel Glasscock (D) | 8.6 | |
| HD-51 · Democratic primary | Russell M. Carneal (D) | 8.2 |
Virginia
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner