1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 39
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Warren White Jr. (D) won with 15.3% of the vote, defeating Edwin R. Mackethan (D) by 6.6 points.
J. Warren White Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%9,894
Thomas W. Moss Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
15.0%9,704
William P. Robinson Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
14.3%9,248
Robert E. WashingtonDemocrat · winner
10.1%6,491
Joseph A. LeafeDemocrat · winner
9.5%6,110
Robert E. GarrisDemocrat · winner
9.5%6,099
George H. HeiligDemocrat · winner
9.2%5,928
Edwin R. MackethanDemocrat
8.7%5,623
M. Theodore Kissinger Jr.Democrat
8.4%5,395
64,492 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET