1972 United States Senate election in Virginia
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 served during the Reconstruction era until 1875.
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| Turnout | 44.7% | ||||||||||||||||
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County and independent city results Scott: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Spong: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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He was the first Republican to ever win this seat, and the first non-Democrat since 1889. This is the last time a candidate not named Warner won Virginia's Class 2 Senate seat.
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