1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 51

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 51
Start: 1971-09-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Russell M. Carneal (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating George W. Grayson (D) by 8.2 points.

Russell M. CarnealDemocrat · winner · incumbent

54.1%4,358

45.9%3,695

8,053 votes

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