1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Virginia House District 6
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. Ward Teel (R) won with 46.0% of the vote, defeating William T. Winder (D) by 12.6 points.
W. Ward TeelRepublican · winner
46.0%10,741
William T. WinderDemocrat
33.4%7,793
James V. NoonkesterIndependent
20.4%4,765
23,328 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)