1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Virginia Senate District 22
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Dudley J. Emick Jr. (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating David F. Thornton (R) by 6.8 points.
Dudley J. Emick Jr.Democrat · winner
53.1%14,913
David F. ThorntonRepublican · incumbent
46.2%12,998
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%199
28,110 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