United States Senate election in Virginia, 1972
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| 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
| General election results[2] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| 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 | |||||
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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
External links
| Preceded by 1970 Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
Virginia U.S. Senate elections 1972 William L. Scott |
Succeeded by 1976 Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
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