1972 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 1972 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 1972. Republican U.S. Representative William L. Scott defeated incumbent Democratic Senator William Spong, Jr.. Scott was the first Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia to be elected in over a century, as the most recent Republican Senator was John F. Lewis, who had held the seat during the Reconstruction era. This is the last time someone not named Warner won this senate seat.
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| Turnout | 44.7%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County and independent city results Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Spong: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Virginia |
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Candidates
Democratic
- William B. Spong, Jr., incumbent U.S. senator
Republican
- William Lloyd Scott, U.S. Representative from Virginia's 8th congressional district
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Republican | William Lloyd Scott | 718,337 | 51.45% | +22.05% | ||
| Democratic | William B. Spong, Jr. (incumbent) | 643,963 | 46.12% | -12.48% | ||
| Independent | Horace E. Henderson | 33,912 | 2.43% | |||
| Write-ins | 56 | <0.01% | -0.01% | |||
| Majority | 74,374 | 5.33% | -19.77% | |||
| Turnout | 1,396,268 | |||||
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References
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6508
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