1971 Virginia Senate election

Edward L. Breeden Jr. Democratic William B. Hopkins Democratic The 1971 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 2, 1971, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election.All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.[1]
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