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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Virginia

William Lloyd Scott (Republican) beat William B. Spong Jr. (Democrat) in Virginia in 1972, 51.4% to 46.1%, a margin of 5.3 points and 74,374 votes.

Virginia changed party: in 1966 it went Democratic, for William B. Spong Jr.

Republicans led in 98 of the 133 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 35. The largest, Fairfax, cast 161,932 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.3 points. The closest was Craig, where 8 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William Lloyd Scott won Republican 718,337 51.4%
William B. Spong Jr. Democratic 643,963 46.1%
All other candidates 33,968 2.4%
Total1,396,268

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 78,517 48.5% 78,052 48.2% 5,363 161,932 D+0.3
Richmond 43,181 55.8% 32,927 42.6% 1,209 77,317 D+13.3
Norfolk 39,875 62.2% 22,904 35.7% 1,380 64,159 D+26.5
Arlington 33,333 52.8% 27,043 42.8% 2,758 63,134 D+10.0
Henrico 20,364 33.3% 39,612 64.8% 1,198 61,174 R+31.5
Virginia Beach 22,543 46.7% 24,070 49.9% 1,611 48,224 R+3.2
Newport News 19,092 49.9% 18,530 48.4% 668 38,290 D+1.5
Alexandria 17,975 54.1% 13,979 42.1% 1,273 33,227 D+12.0
Portsmouth 21,979 66.6% 10,631 32.2% 371 32,981 D+34.4
Hampton 16,177 52.2% 13,817 44.6% 979 30,973 D+7.6
Chesterfield 8,012 28.2% 19,911 70.2% 455 28,378 R+41.9
Roanoke 14,111 52.4% 12,326 45.8% 473 26,910 D+6.6
Prince William 10,069 37.5% 15,741 58.6% 1,053 26,863 R+21.1
Roanoke 10,422 41.8% 14,023 56.2% 486 24,931 R+14.4
Chesapeake 12,540 51.5% 11,013 45.2% 789 24,342 D+6.3
Lynchburg 5,983 35.1% 10,597 62.2% 464 17,044 R+27.1
Danville 5,106 31.5% 10,772 66.5% 331 16,209 R+35.0
Pittsylvania 5,675 35.2% 10,256 63.7% 181 16,112 R+28.4
Hanover 3,527 26.3% 9,730 72.5% 169 13,426 R+46.2
Campbell 3,424 25.5% 9,404 70.0% 597 13,425 R+44.5
Loudoun 6,012 45.4% 6,975 52.7% 246 13,233 R+7.3
Charlottesville 7,281 56.4% 5,309 41.1% 312 12,902 D+15.3
Albemarle 6,488 51.5% 5,936 47.1% 178 12,602 D+4.4
Montgomery 5,594 44.4% 6,721 53.4% 280 12,595 R+8.9
Rockingham 3,285 27.6% 8,375 70.3% 252 11,912 R+42.7
Petersburg 6,317 54.2% 5,160 44.2% 188 11,665 D+9.9
Washington 4,498 38.8% 6,697 57.7% 411 11,606 R+18.9
Henry 5,039 44.4% 5,917 52.1% 398 11,354 R+7.7
Augusta 3,135 28.6% 7,434 67.7% 407 10,976 R+39.2
Wise 5,574 52.2% 5,030 47.1% 65 10,669 D+5.1
Tazewell 4,553 45.4% 4,953 49.4% 530 10,036 R+4.0
York 4,190 42.5% 5,465 55.4% 202 9,857 R+12.9
Mecklenburg 3,603 39.8% 5,331 58.9% 120 9,054 R+19.1
Accomack 4,676 53.9% 3,821 44.0% 181 8,678 D+9.9
Smyth 3,578 41.9% 4,691 55.0% 264 8,533 R+13.0
Pulaski 3,626 43.1% 4,700 55.9% 89 8,415 R+12.8
Shenandoah 2,485 29.6% 5,814 69.3% 87 8,386 R+39.7
Buchanan 4,146 50.6% 3,841 46.9% 203 8,190 D+3.7
Russell 3,949 48.8% 4,037 49.9% 104 8,090 R+1.1
Halifax 3,078 39.5% 4,649 59.6% 70 7,797 R+20.1
Scott 2,922 38.6% 4,480 59.2% 166 7,568 R+20.6
Lee 3,359 44.9% 4,016 53.7% 101 7,476 R+8.8
Stafford 2,629 36.6% 4,407 61.3% 150 7,186 R+24.7
Salem 3,030 42.3% 3,958 55.3% 172 7,160 R+13.0
Fairfax 3,284 46.4% 3,566 50.4% 228 7,078 R+4.0
Franklin 3,306 47.3% 3,558 50.9% 126 6,990 R+3.6
Fauquier 2,777 39.9% 3,889 55.9% 287 6,953 R+16.0
Hopewell 2,505 36.5% 4,092 59.7% 259 6,856 R+23.1
Staunton 2,199 32.1% 4,439 64.8% 208 6,846 R+32.7
Frederick 2,825 42.1% 3,765 56.1% 127 6,717 R+14.0
Bedford 2,398 36.9% 3,947 60.7% 156 6,501 R+23.8
Carroll 2,066 32.0% 4,301 66.6% 89 6,456 R+34.6
Amherst 2,443 38.5% 3,807 60.0% 98 6,348 R+21.5
Dickenson 3,004 48.3% 3,171 51.0% 44 6,219 R+2.7
Martinsville 2,882 47.6% 3,051 50.4% 119 6,052 R+2.8
Wythe 2,342 39.7% 3,431 58.2% 126 5,899 R+18.5
Winchester 2,543 43.5% 3,222 55.1% 82 5,847 R+11.6
Colonial Hts. 1,492 26.0% 4,105 71.4% 149 5,746 R+45.5
Page 2,057 35.9% 3,615 63.1% 60 5,732 R+27.2
Isle Of Wight 3,211 56.3% 2,403 42.1% 93 5,707 D+14.2
Spotsylvania 2,277 42.2% 3,007 55.8% 109 5,393 R+13.5
Giles 2,660 49.8% 2,584 48.3% 101 5,345 D+1.4
Waynesboro 2,063 39.1% 3,058 58.0% 155 5,276 R+18.9
James City 2,606 50.2% 2,383 45.9% 198 5,187 D+4.3
Botetourt 2,309 44.8% 2,647 51.4% 196 5,152 R+6.6
Dinwiddie 2,265 44.0% 2,797 54.3% 89 5,151 R+10.3
Warren 2,327 45.5% 2,613 51.1% 171 5,111 R+5.6
Grayson 2,097 41.4% 2,932 57.8% 40 5,069 R+16.5
Brunswick 2,242 45.4% 2,638 53.4% 61 4,941 R+8.0
Fredericksburg 2,290 46.8% 2,540 51.9% 66 4,896 R+5.1
Culpeper 2,070 42.4% 2,723 55.8% 90 4,883 R+13.4
Gloucester 2,111 43.7% 2,614 54.2% 102 4,827 R+10.4
Prince Edward 2,209 46.3% 2,503 52.4% 62 4,774 R+6.2
Falls Church 2,537 53.7% 2,064 43.7% 125 4,726 D+10.0
Southampton 2,505 54.8% 1,993 43.6% 70 4,568 D+11.2
Nottoway 1,911 44.2% 2,367 54.7% 49 4,327 R+10.5
Patrick 1,564 39.8% 2,258 57.5% 107 3,929 R+17.7
Louisa 1,443 36.9% 2,403 61.5% 63 3,909 R+24.6
Rockbridge 1,628 41.9% 2,155 55.5% 98 3,881 R+13.6
Caroline 1,743 46.4% 1,966 52.4% 44 3,753 R+5.9
Lancaster 1,340 36.3% 2,306 62.5% 42 3,688 R+26.2
Harrisonburg 1,610 43.8% 1,941 52.8% 123 3,674 R+9.0
Orange 1,538 42.0% 1,988 54.3% 134 3,660 R+12.3
Radford 1,656 45.3% 1,947 53.2% 56 3,659 R+8.0
Charlotte 1,513 41.5% 2,082 57.1% 54 3,649 R+15.6
Northampton 1,888 51.9% 1,655 45.5% 93 3,636 D+6.4
Sussex 2,022 55.7% 1,533 42.2% 76 3,631 D+13.5
Alleghany 1,600 44.4% 1,894 52.5% 113 3,607 R+8.2
Appomattox 1,074 30.7% 2,347 67.1% 78 3,499 R+36.4
Bristol 1,730 49.5% 1,718 49.2% 45 3,493 D+0.3
Westmoreland 1,344 39.1% 2,008 58.4% 88 3,440 R+19.3
Prince George 1,403 41.0% 1,955 57.2% 62 3,420 R+16.1
Goochland 1,597 47.2% 1,742 51.5% 42 3,381 R+4.3
Lunenburg 1,270 37.8% 2,035 60.5% 57 3,362 R+22.8
Buckingham 1,437 43.1% 1,846 55.4% 52 3,335 R+12.3
Northumberland 1,120 35.4% 2,017 63.7% 27 3,164 R+28.4
Nelson 1,534 51.3% 1,384 46.3% 74 2,992 D+5.0
Suffolk 1,487 49.8% 1,460 48.9% 39 2,986 D+0.9
Williamsburg 1,741 58.5% 1,120 37.6% 116 2,977 D+20.9
Floyd 980 33.2% 1,913 64.8% 61 2,954 R+31.6
Covington 1,316 46.1% 1,432 50.2% 105 2,853 R+4.1
Mathews 1,170 41.5% 1,618 57.4% 33 2,821 R+15.9
Greensville 1,454 53.2% 1,251 45.8% 29 2,734 D+7.4
King William 947 36.0% 1,646 62.7% 34 2,627 R+26.6
Powhatan 983 38.3% 1,547 60.2% 39 2,569 R+22.0
South Boston 885 35.3% 1,585 63.2% 36 2,506 R+27.9
Clarke 1,168 46.7% 1,286 51.4% 46 2,500 R+4.7
Madison 857 35.4% 1,516 62.7% 46 2,419 R+27.2
Amelia 910 37.7% 1,472 60.9% 34 2,416 R+23.3
Middlesex 964 41.6% 1,324 57.1% 29 2,317 R+15.5
King George 871 37.8% 1,386 60.2% 47 2,304 R+22.4
Essex 973 42.6% 1,288 56.4% 23 2,284 R+13.8
Cumberland 1,042 45.8% 1,203 52.9% 29 2,274 R+7.1
Franklin 1,147 55.3% 903 43.5% 24 2,074 D+11.8
Surry 1,300 63.1% 728 35.4% 31 2,059 D+27.8
Fluvanna 871 42.5% 1,152 56.2% 28 2,051 R+13.7
New Kent 693 34.6% 1,274 63.7% 34 2,001 R+29.0
Richmond 688 34.7% 1,281 64.6% 15 1,984 R+29.9
Lexington 1,126 56.8% 822 41.5% 35 1,983 D+15.3
Bedford 916 46.8% 998 50.9% 45 1,959 R+4.2
Galax 916 47.0% 1,018 52.2% 17 1,951 R+5.2
Emporia 829 43.7% 1,050 55.4% 16 1,895 R+11.7
Bland 751 42.0% 1,011 56.6% 24 1,786 R+14.6
King And Queen 746 43.5% 941 54.9% 28 1,715 R+11.4
Clifton Forge 848 50.3% 776 46.0% 63 1,687 D+4.3
Charles City 944 58.1% 628 38.6% 53 1,625 D+19.4
Bath 698 45.5% 789 51.4% 48 1,535 R+5.9
Rappahannock 637 43.1% 810 54.8% 31 1,478 R+11.7
Buena Vista 754 53.7% 605 43.1% 45 1,404 D+10.6
Greene 401 29.0% 963 69.7% 18 1,382 R+40.7
Norton 699 56.3% 514 41.4% 28 1,241 D+14.9
Craig 568 48.9% 576 49.6% 17 1,161 R+0.7
Highland 287 30.8% 629 67.5% 16 932 R+36.7

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+8.9
2020 Mark Robert Warner (D) D+12.1
2018 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+16.0
2014 Mark R. Warner (D) D+0.8
2012 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+5.9
2008 Mark Warner (D) D+31.3
2006 Jim Webb (D) D+0.4
2002 John Warner (R) R+82.6
2000 George F. Allen (R) R+4.6
1996 John W. Warner (R) R+5.1
1994 Chuck Robb (D) D+2.7
1990 John Warner (R) R+80.9
1988 Charles S. Robb (D) D+42.6
1984 John Warner (R) R+40.1
1982 Paul Trible (R) R+2.4
1978 John William Warner (R) R+0.4
1976 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1972 William Lloyd Scott (R) R+5.3
1970 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1966 William B. Spong Jr. (D) D+25.1
1964 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+44.8
1960 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+81.3
1958 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+69.3
1954 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+79.9
1952 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+73.4
1948 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+34.8
1946 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+34.4
1942 Carter Glass (D) D+91.1
1940 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+93.3
1936 Carter Glass (D) D+86.9
1934 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+55.0
1930 Carter Glass (D) D+76.7
1928 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.8
1924 Carter Glass (D) D+48.9
1922 Claude Swanson (D) D+45.4
1918 Thomas S. Martin (D) D+99.7
1916 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.9