1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 20

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 20
Start: 1971-09-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Stanley A. Owens (D) won with 32.0% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Rector (D) by 12.6 points.

Stanley A. OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent

32.0%6,880

Lucas D. PhillipsDemocrat · winner · incumbent

26.3%5,660

William R. MurphyDemocrat · winner

22.3%4,799

19.4%4,176

21,515 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET