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1972Final resultsSpecial election

1972 special election for Virginia House District 20

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Kenneth B. Rollins (IND) won with 42.7% of the vote, defeating Bo Cutter (D) by 18.3 points.

Kenneth B. RollinsIndependent · winner
42.7%4,185
Bo CutterDemocrat
24.3%2,387
Robert GentzelRepublican
23.3%2,287
9.6%944
9,803 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

EvenD+1.01972 special electionD+19.51975D+16.41977

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)