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1970 United States Senate election in Virginia 
Summary
The 1970 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to his first full term after winning a race 4 years earlier to finish the remainder of his father's term.
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 County and Independent City Results
Byrd: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Rawlings: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 70-80% Garland: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Having switched from Democratic to an Independent shortly before the election, Byrd became the first non-Democrat to represent the state in the Senate since 1889.
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Harry F. Byrd Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator (Independent)
- Ray L. Garland, State Delegate from Roanoke (Republican)
- George C. Rawlings Jr. former State Delegate from Fredericksburg (Democratic)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harry F. Byrd Jr. (Incumbent) | 506,237 | 53.54% | +53.54% | ||
| Democratic | George C. Rawlings, Jr. | 294,582 | 31.15% | -22.15% | ||
| Republican | Ray L. Garland | 144,765 | 15.31% | -22.07% | ||
| Write-in | 30 | 0.00% | -0.02% | |||
| Majority | 211,655 | 22.38% | +6.46% | |||
| Turnout | 945,614 | |||||
| Independent gain from Democratic | ||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 35.