The 1971 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 2, 1971, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.
Overall results
+ ↓ 34 6 Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular Vote 1967 1971 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic 34 34 85.00% 557,040 64.45% Republican 6 6 15.00% 273,477 31.64% Independent 0 0 0.00% 33,572 3.88% - Write-ins 0 0 0.00% 172 0.02% Total 40 40 0 100.00% 864,261 100.00% -
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