1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 17

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 17
Start: 1971-09-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

James T. Edmunds (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph C. Hutcheson (D) by 9.9 points.

James T. EdmundsDemocrat · winner

54.9%8,118

Joseph C. HutchesonDemocrat · incumbent

45.1%6,660

14,778 votes

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