1975 Virginia Senate election

The 1975 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 4, 1975, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.

1975 Virginia Senate elections

November 4, 1975
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader William B. Hopkins Robert S. Burruss Jr. Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 4, 1972 November 21, 1972 Leader's seat 21st 23rd Last election 34 seats, 64.5% 6 seats, 31.6% Seats won 35 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 588,993 221,545 Percentage 69.6% 26.2% Swing 5.1 pp 5.4 pp
Majority leader before election William B. Hopkins Democratic Elected Majority leader Abe Brault Democratic

Overall results

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35	5
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		1971	1975	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	34	35	1	87.50%	588,993	69.62%	5.17%
	Republican	6	5	1	13.50%	221,545	26.19%	5.45%
	Independent	0	0		0.00%	35,283	4.17%	0.29%
-	Write-ins	0	0		0.00%	240	0.03%	0.01%
Total		40	40	0	100.00%	846,061	100.00%	-

See also

• Virginia elections
  • Virginia House of Delegates election, 1975