1975Final results
1975 election for Virginia Senate District 17
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
James T. Edmunds (D) won with 43.8% of the vote, defeating John Latane Lewis III (Ind) by 4.0 points.
James T. EdmundsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.8%13,929
John Latane Lewis IIIIndependent
39.8%12,664
Shelton H. Short IIIIndependent
16.4%5,209
31,804 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET