1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 5
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Stanley C. Walker (D) won with 29.0% of the vote, defeating Walter B. Martin (D) by 6.5 points.
Stanley C. WalkerDemocrat · winner
29.0%10,297
Peter K. BabalasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.7%9,122
Thomas R. McNamaraDemocrat · winner
22.7%8,053
Walter B. MartinDemocrat
22.5%7,985
35,457 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET