United States Senate election in Virginia, 1970
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300px U.S. Senate election results map. Gray denotes counties/districts won by Byrd. Blue denotes those won by Rawlings. Red denotes those won by Garland.
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The 1970 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. was reelected after winning a race 5 years earlier to finish the remainder his father's term.
Candidates
- Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I), incumbent U.S. Senator
- George C. Rawlings, Jr. (D), former member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Ray L. Garland (R), member of Virginia House of Delegates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (inc.) | 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-ins | 30 | 0.00% | -0.02% | |||
| Majority | 211,655 | 22.38% | ||||
| Turnout | 945,614 | |||||
| Independent gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
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Succeeded by 1972 William L. Scott |
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