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1970 Virginia U.S. Senate Election
Virginia · 3 candidates
Jr. +22.4 pts · won by 211,655 votes
Harry F. Byrd Jr.IndependentWINNER53.54%
506,237 votes
George RawlingsDemocratic31.15%
294,582 votes
Ray L. GarlandRepublican15.31%
144,765 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).