United States Senate election in Virginia, 1972
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300px U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes counties/districts won by Scott. Blue denotes those won by Spong.
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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.
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. (inc.) | 643,963 | 46.12% | -12.48 | ||
| Independent | Horace E. Henderson | 33,912 | 2.43% | +2.43% | ||
| Write-ins | 56 | 0.00% | ||||
| Majority | 74,374 | 5.33% | ||||
| Turnout | 1,396,268 | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6508
External links
| Preceded by | Virginia U.S. Senate elections 1972 William L. Scott |
Succeeded by 1976 Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
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