1975Final results
1975 election for Virginia Senate District 40
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John Chalkley Buchanan (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard E. Meade (R) by 25.8 points.
John Chalkley BuchananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%26,072
Bernard E. MeadeRepublican
37.1%15,390
41,462 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