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1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1975 election for Virginia Senate District 30

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Wiley F. Mitchell Jr. (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Leroy S. Bendheim (D) by 5.3 points.

Wiley F. Mitchell Jr.Republican · winner
52.6%8,382
Leroy S. BendheimDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%7,542
15,925 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

EvenR+12.71983R+2.81988 special electionR+30.71991D+15.31995D+29.82011D+3.82023

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