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1975Final results

1975 election for Virginia Senate District 2

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Herbert B. Bateman (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Mary B. McClaine (Ind) by 62.4 points.

Herbert B. BatemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%8,746
Mary B. McClaineIndependent
18.8%2,023
10,770 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

EvenD+0.61982 special electionD+8.41983D+12.91987D+40.52003D+31.12011R+40.82023

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