1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Virginia (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)		George Rawlings (D)		Ray Garland (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Accomack	32%	3,812	64.4%	1,361	23.0%	748	12.6%	0	0.0%	2,451	5,921
Albemarle	26%	4,203	65.9%	1,189	18.6%	985	15.4%	5	0.1%	3,014	6,382
Alexandria city	27%	9,293	44.0%	8,168	38.7%	3,645	17.3%	15	0.1%	1,125	21,121
Alleghany	32%	1,278	54.2%	563	23.9%	515	21.9%	0	0.0%	715	2,356
Amelia	47%	1,434	65.8%	622	28.5%	123	5.6%	1	0.0%	812	2,180
Amherst	26%	2,993	69.8%	931	21.7%	363	8.5%	0	0.0%	2,062	4,287
Appomattox	62%	2,963	80.3%	536	14.5%	191	5.2%	0	0.0%	2,427	3,690
Arlington	35%	21,346	49.2%	14,376	33.2%	7,607	17.5%	33	0.1%	6,970	43,362
Augusta	22%	3,943	58.8%	1,090	16.3%	1,668	24.9%	0	0.0%	2,275	6,701
Bath	31%	616	60.3%	186	18.2%	220	21.5%	0	0.0%	396	1,022
Bedford	27%	3,296	72.9%	761	16.8%	464	10.3%	0	0.0%	2,535	4,521
Bedford city	38%	1,037	67.4%	294	19.1%	208	13.5%	0	0.0%	743	1,539
Bland	44%	750	49.7%	408	27.0%	351	23.3%	0	0.0%	342	1,509
Botetourt	32%	1,919	53.5%	733	20.5%	930	25.9%	2	0.1%	989	3,584
Bristol city	31%	1,660	55.3%	957	31.9%	384	12.8%	2	0.1%	703	3,003
Brunswick	37%	2,224	61.6%	1,291	35.8%	93	2.6%	0	0.0%	933	3,608
Buchanan	34%	1,198	19.7%	3,141	51.6%	1,753	28.8%	0	0.0%	-1,943	6,092
Buckingham	49%	2,085	66.6%	863	27.6%	182	5.8%	0	0.0%	1,222	3,130
Buena Vista city	23%	562	62.0%	170	18.8%	173	19.1%	1	0.1%	389	906
Campbell	27%	5,362	77.1%	811	11.7%	782	11.2%	4	0.1%	4,551	6,959
Caroline	39%	1,593	49.0%	1,505	46.3%	153	4.7%	0	0.0%	88	3,251
Carroll	34%	907	18.5%	1,530	31.2%	2,473	50.4%	0	0.0%	-1,566	4,910
Charles City	40%	333	22.6%	1,074	72.8%	69	4.7%	0	0.0%	-741	1,476
Charlotte	46%	2,318	73.3%	656	20.7%	189	6.0%	0	0.0%	1,662	3,163
Charlottesville city	31%	4,738	56.3%	2,701	32.1%	976	11.6%	0	0.0%	2,037	8,415
Chesapeake city	32%	8,810	52.5%	6,555	39.1%	1,401	8.4%	0	0.0%	2,255	16,766
Chesterfield	34%	11,289	73.0%	2,573	16.6%	1,592	10.3%	9	0.1%	8,716	15,463
Clarke	40%	1,607	78.9%	307	15.1%	123	6.0%	0	0.0%	1,300	2,037
Clifton Forge city	38%	918	67.6%	269	19.8%	171	12.6%	0	0.0%	649	1,358
Colonial Heights city	40%	2,975	78.6%	459	12.1%	351	9.3%	0	0.0%	2,516	3,785
Covington city	37%	1,317	54.8%	631	26.3%	454	18.9%	0	0.0%	686	2,402
Craig	43%	455	47.2%	240	24.9%	268	27.8%	1	0.1%	187	964
Culpeper	30%	2,077	62.1%	796	23.8%	468	14.0%	2	0.1%	1,281	3,343
Cumberland	57%	1,157	56.8%	810	39.8%	69	3.4%	0	0.0%	347	2,036
Danville city	34%	6,880	67.1%	2,632	25.7%	735	7.2%	0	0.0%	4,248	10,247
Dickenson	67%	515	8.2%	2,654	42.5%	3,078	49.3%	0	0.0%	-2,563	6,247
Dinwiddie	27%	2,747	66.2%	1,209	29.1%	193	4.7%	0	0.0%	1,538	4,149
Emporia city	48%	1,036	64.0%	479	29.6%	105	6.5%	0	0.0%	557	1,620
Essex	38%	1,032	61.9%	560	33.6%	74	4.4%	0	0.0%	472	1,666
Fairfax	32%	39,420	44.5%	29,428	33.2%	19,707	22.2%	109	0.1%	9,992	88,664
Fairfax city	32%	2,044	48.1%	1,318	31.0%	878	20.7%	9	0.2%	726	4,249
Falls Church city	42%	1,465	46.7%	1,114	35.5%	553	17.6%	2	0.1%	351	3,134
Fauquier	31%	3,025	62.4%	1,266	26.1%	558	11.5%	0	0.0%	1,759	4,849
Floyd	36%	867	39.2%	478	21.6%	869	39.3%	0	0.0%	-2	2,214
Fluvanna	32%	1,010	67.8%	332	22.3%	147	9.9%	0	0.0%	678	1,489
Franklin	28%	2,397	51.8%	1,565	33.8%	668	14.4%	0	0.0%	832	4,630
Franklin city	38%	950	62.8%	489	32.3%	71	4.7%	2	0.1%	461	1,512
Frederick	34%	4,271	73.1%	1,172	20.0%	403	6.9%	0	0.0%	3,099	5,846
Fredericksburg city	47%	1,917	47.0%	1,777	43.5%	387	9.5%	1	0.0%	140	4,082
Galax city	39%	567	34.8%	681	41.8%	382	23.4%	0	0.0%	-114	1,630
Giles	41%	1,629	38.9%	1,541	36.8%	1,016	24.3%	0	0.0%	88	4,186
Gloucester	33%	1,762	60.7%	904	31.2%	235	8.1%	0	0.0%	858	2,901
Goochland	45%	1,611	56.9%	1,045	36.9%	174	6.1%	0	0.0%	566	2,830
Grayson	43%	790	18.8%	1,743	41.5%	1,663	39.6%	0	0.0%	-953	4,196
Greene	34%	601	57.5%	193	18.5%	252	24.1%	0	0.0%	349	1,046
Greensville	43%	1,234	52.4%	1,054	44.7%	68	2.9%	0	0.0%	180	2,356
Halifax	31%	4,099	71.9%	1,223	21.4%	380	6.7%	0	0.0%	2,876	5,702
Hampton city	27%	9,873	48.9%	8,307	41.1%	2,018	10.0%	0	0.0%	1,566	20,198
Hanover	34%	5,754	74.1%	1,443	18.6%	567	7.3%	0	0.0%	4,311	7,764
Harrisonburg city	38%	2,049	64.6%	457	14.4%	664	20.9%	1	0.0%	1,385	3,171
Henrico	40%	30,551	78.2%	5,117	13.1%	3,408	8.7%	10	0.0%	25,434	39,086
Henry	23%	3,215	44.6%	2,954	41.0%	1,036	14.4%	0	0.0%	261	7,205
Highland	45%	445	58.9%	56	7.4%	255	33.7%	0	0.0%	190	756
Hopewell city	33%	3,045	64.6%	1,286	27.3%	382	8.1%	2	0.0%	1,759	4,715
Isle of Wight	36%	2,130	52.9%	1,627	40.4%	269	6.7%	0	0.0%	503	4,026
James City	25%	1,370	49.0%	1,079	38.6%	347	12.4%	0	0.0%	291	2,796
King and Queen	52%	882	49.7%	571	32.2%	323	18.2%	0	0.0%	311	1,776
King George	29%	717	53.4%	575	42.8%	51	3.8%	0	0.0%	142	1,343
King William	43%	1,207	62.3%	617	31.9%	113	5.8%	0	0.0%	590	1,937
Lancaster	49%	1,967	65.7%	760	25.4%	267	8.9%	2	0.1%	1,207	2,996
Lee	55%	1,313	19.7%	3,024	45.4%	2,325	34.9%	0	0.0%	-1,711	6,662
Lexington city	27%	800	54.4%	406	27.6%	261	17.8%	3	0.2%	394	1,470
Loudoun	34%	4,421	60.5%	1,944	26.6%	945	12.9%	0	0.0%	2,477	7,310
Louisa	35%	2,014	67.5%	757	25.4%	212	7.1%	0	0.0%	1,257	2,983
Lunenburg	39%	1,938	70.0%	704	25.4%	128	4.6%	0	0.0%	1,234	2,770
Lynchburg city	34%	8,098	68.5%	2,589	21.9%	1,130	9.6%	0	0.0%	5,509	11,817
Madison	35%	1,222	64.8%	314	16.7%	349	18.5%	0	0.0%	873	1,885
Martinsville city	38%	2,434	50.6%	1,819	37.8%	560	11.6%	0	0.0%	615	4,813
Mathews	39%	1,264	67.3%	443	23.6%	170	9.1%	0	0.0%	821	1,877
Mecklenburg	33%	4,296	70.4%	1,502	24.6%	301	4.9%	0	0.0%	2,794	6,099
Middlesex	38%	1,147	73.2%	273	17.4%	145	9.3%	1	0.1%	874	1,566
Montgomery	25%	4,316	53.2%	1,826	22.5%	1,973	24.3%	1	0.0%	2,343	8,116
Nansemond	n/a	3,133	51.3%	2,521	41.3%	453	7.4%	0	0.0%	612	6,107
Nelson	26%	1,362	71.6%	369	19.4%	172	9.0%	0	0.0%	993	1,903
New Kent	40%	713	55.6%	493	38.5%	76	5.9%	0	0.0%	220	1,282
Newport News city	28%	11,948	50.3%	9,625	40.5%	2,177	9.2%	3	0.0%	2,323	23,753
Norfolk city	23%	20,375	44.4%	20,824	45.4%	4,683	10.2%	4	0.0%	-449	45,886
Northampton	33%	1,730	58.6%	994	33.7%	225	7.6%	1	0.0%	736	2,950
Northumberland	39%	1,607	67.0%	622	25.9%	169	7.0%	0	0.0%	985	2,398
Norton city	43%	312	29.7%	410	39.1%	327	31.2%	0	0.0%	-98	1,049
Nottoway	44%	2,609	66.5%	1,093	27.8%	224	5.7%	0	0.0%	1,516	3,926
Orange	31%	1,871	69.8%	504	18.8%	305	11.4%	1	0.0%	1,367	2,681
Page	49%	2,308	46.1%	1,071	21.4%	1,630	32.5%	0	0.0%	678	5,009
Patrick	30%	1,363	47.9%	796	28.0%	685	24.1%	0	0.0%	567	2,844
Petersburg city	38%	4,053	48.2%	4,025	47.8%	335	4.0%	1	0.0%	28	8,414
Pittsylvania	31%	7,579	67.7%	2,981	26.6%	642	5.7%	0	0.0%	4,598	11,202
Portsmouth city	38%	12,853	50.2%	10,592	41.3%	2,179	8.5%	0	0.0%	2,261	25,624
Powhatan	42%	1,186	60.6%	674	34.5%	95	4.9%	1	0.1%	512	1,956
Prince Edward	45%	2,740	65.3%	1,225	29.2%	230	5.5%	0	0.0%	1,515	4,195
Prince George	18%	1,914	60.6%	1,015	32.1%	229	7.2%	1	0.0%	899	3,159
Prince William	23%	6,450	47.0%	4,060	29.6%	3,204	23.3%	24	0.2%	2,390	13,738
Pulaski	32%	2,642	45.2%	1,730	29.6%	1,468	25.1%	0	0.0%	912	5,840
Radford city	35%	1,245	45.0%	754	27.2%	768	27.8%	0	0.0%	477	2,767
Rappahannock	36%	804	67.7%	275	23.2%	107	9.0%	1	0.1%	529	1,187
Richmond	37%	993	73.6%	253	18.7%	104	7.7%	0	0.0%	740	1,350
Richmond city	35%	33,740	58.5%	20,487	35.5%	3,479	6.0%	0	0.0%	13,253	57,706
Roanoke	35%	8,964	60.5%	2,437	16.5%	3,396	22.9%	10	0.1%	5,568	14,807
Roanoke city	33%	11,449	57.2%	4,445	22.2%	4,106	20.5%	3	0.0%	7,004	20,003
Rockbridge	24%	1,627	64.8%	452	18.0%	428	17.1%	2	0.1%	1,175	2,509
Rockingham	25%	4,685	56.9%	1,262	15.3%	2,291	27.8%	1	0.0%	2,394	8,239
Russell	48%	1,377	19.6%	2,927	41.7%	2,710	38.6%	3	0.0%	-1,550	7,017
Salem city	32%	2,850	60.2%	866	18.3%	1,016	21.5%	3	0.1%	1,834	4,735
Scott	49%	1,588	21.2%	2,875	38.3%	3,039	40.5%	0	0.0%	-1,451	7,502
Shenandoah	48%	3,489	50.3%	881	12.7%	2,566	37.0%	0	0.0%	923	6,936
Smyth	41%	3,439	43.1%	2,331	29.2%	2,214	27.7%	0	0.0%	1,108	7,984
South Boston city	n/a	1,330	73.2%	319	17.6%	167	9.2%	1	0.1%	1,011	1,817
Southampton	33%	2,481	62.8%	1,305	33.0%	165	4.2%	0	0.0%	1,176	3,951
Spotsylvania	41%	1,599	39.8%	2,097	52.1%	326	8.1%	0	0.0%	-498	4,022
Stafford	38%	2,575	47.8%	2,091	38.8%	723	13.4%	1	0.0%	484	5,390
Staunton city	36%	3,043	58.2%	1,104	21.1%	1,081	20.7%	3	0.1%	1,939	5,231
Suffolk city	8%	1,437	65.3%	617	28.0%	147	6.7%	0	0.0%	820	2,201
Surry	53%	933	49.9%	852	45.6%	85	4.5%	0	0.0%	81	1,870
Sussex	52%	2,066	57.6%	1,419	39.6%	99	2.8%	0	0.0%	647	3,584
Tazewell	31%	2,674	36.8%	3,054	42.0%	1,545	21.2%	0	0.0%	-380	7,273
Virginia Beach city	23%	11,797	50.3%	8,437	36.0%	3,192	13.6%	8	0.0%	3,360	23,434
Warren	42%	2,259	56.1%	1,276	31.7%	493	12.2%	2	0.0%	983	4,030
Washington	36%	3,804	42.2%	2,683	29.8%	2,525	28.0%	0	0.0%	1,121	9,012
Waynesboro city	43%	2,048	53.5%	733	19.2%	1,042	27.2%	2	0.1%	1,006	3,825
Westmoreland	33%	1,653	66.3%	671	26.9%	170	6.8%	0	0.0%	982	2,494
Williamsburg city	25%	842	49.8%	616	36.4%	234	13.8%	0	0.0%	226	1,692
Winchester city	38%	2,889	78.2%	648	17.5%	157	4.3%	0	0.0%	2,241	3,694
Wise	48%	1,811	17.6%	4,703	45.8%	3,757	36.6%	1	0.0%	-2,892	10,272
Wythe	36%	2,287	47.2%	1,099	22.7%	1,463	30.2%	1	0.0%	824	4,850
York	29%	3,302	58.7%	1,600	28.4%	725	12.9%	0	0.0%	1,702	5,627
TOTAL	32%	506,633	53.5%	295,057	31.2%	145,031	15.3%	30	0.0%	211,576	946,751
Total R vote: 145,031 (15.3%)      Total D vote: 295,057 (31.2%)      Total Other vote: 506,663 (53.5%)
* incumbent

1970 Senate class 1, Accomack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,812	64.4%
George Rawlings (D)	1,361	23.0%
Ray Garland (R)	748	12.6%
TOTAL	5,921
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Albemarle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,203	65.9%
George Rawlings (D)	1,189	18.6%
Ray Garland (R)	985	15.4%
TOTAL	6,382
Turnout: 26%

1970 Senate class 1, Alexandria city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	9,293	44.0%
George Rawlings (D)	8,168	38.7%
Ray Garland (R)	3,645	17.3%
TOTAL	21,121
Turnout: 27%

1970 Senate class 1, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,278	54.2%
George Rawlings (D)	563	23.9%
Ray Garland (R)	515	21.9%
TOTAL	2,356
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Amelia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,434	65.8%
George Rawlings (D)	622	28.5%
Ray Garland (R)	123	5.6%
TOTAL	2,180
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Amherst County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,993	69.8%
George Rawlings (D)	931	21.7%
Ray Garland (R)	363	8.5%
TOTAL	4,287
Turnout: 26%

1970 Senate class 1, Appomattox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,963	80.3%
George Rawlings (D)	536	14.5%
Ray Garland (R)	191	5.2%
TOTAL	3,690
Turnout: 62%

1970 Senate class 1, Arlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	21,346	49.2%
George Rawlings (D)	14,376	33.2%
Ray Garland (R)	7,607	17.5%
TOTAL	43,362
Turnout: 35%

1970 Senate class 1, Augusta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,943	58.8%
George Rawlings (D)	1,090	16.3%
Ray Garland (R)	1,668	24.9%
TOTAL	6,701
Turnout: 22%

1970 Senate class 1, Bath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	616	60.3%
George Rawlings (D)	186	18.2%
Ray Garland (R)	220	21.5%
TOTAL	1,022
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,296	72.9%
George Rawlings (D)	761	16.8%
Ray Garland (R)	464	10.3%
TOTAL	4,521
Turnout: 27%

1970 Senate class 1, Bedford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,037	67.4%
George Rawlings (D)	294	19.1%
Ray Garland (R)	208	13.5%
TOTAL	1,539
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Bland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	750	49.7%
George Rawlings (D)	408	27.0%
Ray Garland (R)	351	23.3%
TOTAL	1,509
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Botetourt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,919	53.5%
George Rawlings (D)	733	20.5%
Ray Garland (R)	930	25.9%
TOTAL	3,584
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Bristol city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,660	55.3%
George Rawlings (D)	957	31.9%
Ray Garland (R)	384	12.8%
TOTAL	3,003
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,224	61.6%
George Rawlings (D)	1,291	35.8%
Ray Garland (R)	93	2.6%
TOTAL	3,608
Turnout: 37%

1970 Senate class 1, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,198	19.7%
George Rawlings (D)	3,141	51.6%
Ray Garland (R)	1,753	28.8%
TOTAL	6,092
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Buckingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,085	66.6%
George Rawlings (D)	863	27.6%
Ray Garland (R)	182	5.8%
TOTAL	3,130
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Buena Vista city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	562	62.0%
George Rawlings (D)	170	18.8%
Ray Garland (R)	173	19.1%
TOTAL	906
Turnout: 23%

1970 Senate class 1, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	5,362	77.1%
George Rawlings (D)	811	11.7%
Ray Garland (R)	782	11.2%
TOTAL	6,959
Turnout: 27%

1970 Senate class 1, Caroline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,593	49.0%
George Rawlings (D)	1,505	46.3%
Ray Garland (R)	153	4.7%
TOTAL	3,251
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	907	18.5%
George Rawlings (D)	1,530	31.2%
Ray Garland (R)	2,473	50.4%
TOTAL	4,910
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Charles City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	333	22.6%
George Rawlings (D)	1,074	72.8%
Ray Garland (R)	69	4.7%
TOTAL	1,476
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,318	73.3%
George Rawlings (D)	656	20.7%
Ray Garland (R)	189	6.0%
TOTAL	3,163
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 1, Charlottesville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,738	56.3%
George Rawlings (D)	2,701	32.1%
Ray Garland (R)	976	11.6%
TOTAL	8,415
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Chesapeake city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	8,810	52.5%
George Rawlings (D)	6,555	39.1%
Ray Garland (R)	1,401	8.4%
TOTAL	16,766
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	11,289	73.0%
George Rawlings (D)	2,573	16.6%
Ray Garland (R)	1,592	10.3%
TOTAL	15,463
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,607	78.9%
George Rawlings (D)	307	15.1%
Ray Garland (R)	123	6.0%
TOTAL	2,037
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Clifton Forge city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	918	67.6%
George Rawlings (D)	269	19.8%
Ray Garland (R)	171	12.6%
TOTAL	1,358
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Colonial Heights city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,975	78.6%
George Rawlings (D)	459	12.1%
Ray Garland (R)	351	9.3%
TOTAL	3,785
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Covington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,317	54.8%
George Rawlings (D)	631	26.3%
Ray Garland (R)	454	18.9%
TOTAL	2,402
Turnout: 37%

1970 Senate class 1, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	455	47.2%
George Rawlings (D)	240	24.9%
Ray Garland (R)	268	27.8%
TOTAL	964
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Culpeper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,077	62.1%
George Rawlings (D)	796	23.8%
Ray Garland (R)	468	14.0%
TOTAL	3,343
Turnout: 30%

1970 Senate class 1, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,157	56.8%
George Rawlings (D)	810	39.8%
Ray Garland (R)	69	3.4%
TOTAL	2,036
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 1, Danville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	6,880	67.1%
George Rawlings (D)	2,632	25.7%
Ray Garland (R)	735	7.2%
TOTAL	10,247
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Dickenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	515	8.2%
George Rawlings (D)	2,654	42.5%
Ray Garland (R)	3,078	49.3%
TOTAL	6,247
Turnout: 67%

1970 Senate class 1, Dinwiddie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,747	66.2%
George Rawlings (D)	1,209	29.1%
Ray Garland (R)	193	4.7%
TOTAL	4,149
Turnout: 27%

1970 Senate class 1, Emporia city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,036	64.0%
George Rawlings (D)	479	29.6%
Ray Garland (R)	105	6.5%
TOTAL	1,620
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,032	61.9%
George Rawlings (D)	560	33.6%
Ray Garland (R)	74	4.4%
TOTAL	1,666
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Fairfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	39,420	44.5%
George Rawlings (D)	29,428	33.2%
Ray Garland (R)	19,707	22.2%
TOTAL	88,664
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Fairfax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,044	48.1%
George Rawlings (D)	1,318	31.0%
Ray Garland (R)	878	20.7%
TOTAL	4,249
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Falls Church city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,465	46.7%
George Rawlings (D)	1,114	35.5%
Ray Garland (R)	553	17.6%
TOTAL	3,134
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Fauquier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,025	62.4%
George Rawlings (D)	1,266	26.1%
Ray Garland (R)	558	11.5%
TOTAL	4,849
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	867	39.2%
George Rawlings (D)	478	21.6%
Ray Garland (R)	869	39.3%
TOTAL	2,214
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Fluvanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,010	67.8%
George Rawlings (D)	332	22.3%
Ray Garland (R)	147	9.9%
TOTAL	1,489
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,397	51.8%
George Rawlings (D)	1,565	33.8%
Ray Garland (R)	668	14.4%
TOTAL	4,630
Turnout: 28%

1970 Senate class 1, Franklin city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	950	62.8%
George Rawlings (D)	489	32.3%
Ray Garland (R)	71	4.7%
TOTAL	1,512
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Frederick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,271	73.1%
George Rawlings (D)	1,172	20.0%
Ray Garland (R)	403	6.9%
TOTAL	5,846
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Fredericksburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,917	47.0%
George Rawlings (D)	1,777	43.5%
Ray Garland (R)	387	9.5%
TOTAL	4,082
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Galax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	567	34.8%
George Rawlings (D)	681	41.8%
Ray Garland (R)	382	23.4%
TOTAL	1,630
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,629	38.9%
George Rawlings (D)	1,541	36.8%
Ray Garland (R)	1,016	24.3%
TOTAL	4,186
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,762	60.7%
George Rawlings (D)	904	31.2%
Ray Garland (R)	235	8.1%
TOTAL	2,901
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Goochland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,611	56.9%
George Rawlings (D)	1,045	36.9%
Ray Garland (R)	174	6.1%
TOTAL	2,830
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	790	18.8%
George Rawlings (D)	1,743	41.5%
Ray Garland (R)	1,663	39.6%
TOTAL	4,196
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	601	57.5%
George Rawlings (D)	193	18.5%
Ray Garland (R)	252	24.1%
TOTAL	1,046
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Greensville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,234	52.4%
George Rawlings (D)	1,054	44.7%
Ray Garland (R)	68	2.9%
TOTAL	2,356
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,099	71.9%
George Rawlings (D)	1,223	21.4%
Ray Garland (R)	380	6.7%
TOTAL	5,702
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Hampton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	9,873	48.9%
George Rawlings (D)	8,307	41.1%
Ray Garland (R)	2,018	10.0%
TOTAL	20,198
Turnout: 27%

1970 Senate class 1, Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	5,754	74.1%
George Rawlings (D)	1,443	18.6%
Ray Garland (R)	567	7.3%
TOTAL	7,764
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Harrisonburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,049	64.6%
George Rawlings (D)	457	14.4%
Ray Garland (R)	664	20.9%
TOTAL	3,171
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Henrico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	30,551	78.2%
George Rawlings (D)	5,117	13.1%
Ray Garland (R)	3,408	8.7%
TOTAL	39,086
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,215	44.6%
George Rawlings (D)	2,954	41.0%
Ray Garland (R)	1,036	14.4%
TOTAL	7,205
Turnout: 23%

1970 Senate class 1, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	445	58.9%
George Rawlings (D)	56	7.4%
Ray Garland (R)	255	33.7%
TOTAL	756
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Hopewell city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,045	64.6%
George Rawlings (D)	1,286	27.3%
Ray Garland (R)	382	8.1%
TOTAL	4,715
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Isle of Wight County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,130	52.9%
George Rawlings (D)	1,627	40.4%
Ray Garland (R)	269	6.7%
TOTAL	4,026
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, James City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,370	49.0%
George Rawlings (D)	1,079	38.6%
Ray Garland (R)	347	12.4%
TOTAL	2,796
Turnout: 25%

1970 Senate class 1, King and Queen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	882	49.7%
George Rawlings (D)	571	32.2%
Ray Garland (R)	323	18.2%
TOTAL	1,776
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, King George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	717	53.4%
George Rawlings (D)	575	42.8%
Ray Garland (R)	51	3.8%
TOTAL	1,343
Turnout: 29%

1970 Senate class 1, King William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,207	62.3%
George Rawlings (D)	617	31.9%
Ray Garland (R)	113	5.8%
TOTAL	1,937
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,967	65.7%
George Rawlings (D)	760	25.4%
Ray Garland (R)	267	8.9%
TOTAL	2,996
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,313	19.7%
George Rawlings (D)	3,024	45.4%
Ray Garland (R)	2,325	34.9%
TOTAL	6,662
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Lexington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	800	54.4%
George Rawlings (D)	406	27.6%
Ray Garland (R)	261	17.8%
TOTAL	1,470
Turnout: 27%

1970 Senate class 1, Loudoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,421	60.5%
George Rawlings (D)	1,944	26.6%
Ray Garland (R)	945	12.9%
TOTAL	7,310
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,014	67.5%
George Rawlings (D)	757	25.4%
Ray Garland (R)	212	7.1%
TOTAL	2,983
Turnout: 35%

1970 Senate class 1, Lunenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,938	70.0%
George Rawlings (D)	704	25.4%
Ray Garland (R)	128	4.6%
TOTAL	2,770
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Lynchburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	8,098	68.5%
George Rawlings (D)	2,589	21.9%
Ray Garland (R)	1,130	9.6%
TOTAL	11,817
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,222	64.8%
George Rawlings (D)	314	16.7%
Ray Garland (R)	349	18.5%
TOTAL	1,885
Turnout: 35%

1970 Senate class 1, Martinsville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,434	50.6%
George Rawlings (D)	1,819	37.8%
Ray Garland (R)	560	11.6%
TOTAL	4,813
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Mathews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,264	67.3%
George Rawlings (D)	443	23.6%
Ray Garland (R)	170	9.1%
TOTAL	1,877
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,296	70.4%
George Rawlings (D)	1,502	24.6%
Ray Garland (R)	301	4.9%
TOTAL	6,099
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,147	73.2%
George Rawlings (D)	273	17.4%
Ray Garland (R)	145	9.3%
TOTAL	1,566
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,316	53.2%
George Rawlings (D)	1,826	22.5%
Ray Garland (R)	1,973	24.3%
TOTAL	8,116
Turnout: 25%

1970 Senate class 1, null
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,133	51.3%
George Rawlings (D)	2,521	41.3%
Ray Garland (R)	453	7.4%
TOTAL	6,107
Turnout: 1009992%

1970 Senate class 1, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,362	71.6%
George Rawlings (D)	369	19.4%
Ray Garland (R)	172	9.0%
TOTAL	1,903
Turnout: 26%

1970 Senate class 1, New Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	713	55.6%
George Rawlings (D)	493	38.5%
Ray Garland (R)	76	5.9%
TOTAL	1,282
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Newport News city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	11,948	50.3%
George Rawlings (D)	9,625	40.5%
Ray Garland (R)	2,177	9.2%
TOTAL	23,753
Turnout: 28%

1970 Senate class 1, Norfolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	20,375	44.4%
George Rawlings (D)	20,824	45.4%
Ray Garland (R)	4,683	10.2%
TOTAL	45,886
Turnout: 23%

1970 Senate class 1, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,730	58.6%
George Rawlings (D)	994	33.7%
Ray Garland (R)	225	7.6%
TOTAL	2,950
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,607	67.0%
George Rawlings (D)	622	25.9%
Ray Garland (R)	169	7.0%
TOTAL	2,398
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Norton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	312	29.7%
George Rawlings (D)	410	39.1%
Ray Garland (R)	327	31.2%
TOTAL	1,049
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Nottoway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,609	66.5%
George Rawlings (D)	1,093	27.8%
Ray Garland (R)	224	5.7%
TOTAL	3,926
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,871	69.8%
George Rawlings (D)	504	18.8%
Ray Garland (R)	305	11.4%
TOTAL	2,681
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,308	46.1%
George Rawlings (D)	1,071	21.4%
Ray Garland (R)	1,630	32.5%
TOTAL	5,009
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Patrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,363	47.9%
George Rawlings (D)	796	28.0%
Ray Garland (R)	685	24.1%
TOTAL	2,844
Turnout: 30%

1970 Senate class 1, Petersburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,053	48.2%
George Rawlings (D)	4,025	47.8%
Ray Garland (R)	335	4.0%
TOTAL	8,414
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Pittsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	7,579	67.7%
George Rawlings (D)	2,981	26.6%
Ray Garland (R)	642	5.7%
TOTAL	11,202
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Portsmouth city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	12,853	50.2%
George Rawlings (D)	10,592	41.3%
Ray Garland (R)	2,179	8.5%
TOTAL	25,624
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Powhatan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,186	60.6%
George Rawlings (D)	674	34.5%
Ray Garland (R)	95	4.9%
TOTAL	1,956
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Prince Edward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,740	65.3%
George Rawlings (D)	1,225	29.2%
Ray Garland (R)	230	5.5%
TOTAL	4,195
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Prince George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,914	60.6%
George Rawlings (D)	1,015	32.1%
Ray Garland (R)	229	7.2%
TOTAL	3,159
Turnout: 18%

1970 Senate class 1, Prince William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	6,450	47.0%
George Rawlings (D)	4,060	29.6%
Ray Garland (R)	3,204	23.3%
TOTAL	13,738
Turnout: 23%

1970 Senate class 1, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,642	45.2%
George Rawlings (D)	1,730	29.6%
Ray Garland (R)	1,468	25.1%
TOTAL	5,840
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Radford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,245	45.0%
George Rawlings (D)	754	27.2%
Ray Garland (R)	768	27.8%
TOTAL	2,767
Turnout: 35%

1970 Senate class 1, Rappahannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	804	67.7%
George Rawlings (D)	275	23.2%
Ray Garland (R)	107	9.0%
TOTAL	1,187
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	993	73.6%
George Rawlings (D)	253	18.7%
Ray Garland (R)	104	7.7%
TOTAL	1,350
Turnout: 37%

1970 Senate class 1, Richmond city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	33,740	58.5%
George Rawlings (D)	20,487	35.5%
Ray Garland (R)	3,479	6.0%
TOTAL	57,706
Turnout: 35%

1970 Senate class 1, Roanoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	8,964	60.5%
George Rawlings (D)	2,437	16.5%
Ray Garland (R)	3,396	22.9%
TOTAL	14,807
Turnout: 35%

1970 Senate class 1, Roanoke city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	11,449	57.2%
George Rawlings (D)	4,445	22.2%
Ray Garland (R)	4,106	20.5%
TOTAL	20,003
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Rockbridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,627	64.8%
George Rawlings (D)	452	18.0%
Ray Garland (R)	428	17.1%
TOTAL	2,509
Turnout: 24%

1970 Senate class 1, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	4,685	56.9%
George Rawlings (D)	1,262	15.3%
Ray Garland (R)	2,291	27.8%
TOTAL	8,239
Turnout: 25%

1970 Senate class 1, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,377	19.6%
George Rawlings (D)	2,927	41.7%
Ray Garland (R)	2,710	38.6%
TOTAL	7,017
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Salem city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,850	60.2%
George Rawlings (D)	866	18.3%
Ray Garland (R)	1,016	21.5%
TOTAL	4,735
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,588	21.2%
George Rawlings (D)	2,875	38.3%
Ray Garland (R)	3,039	40.5%
TOTAL	7,502
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Shenandoah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,489	50.3%
George Rawlings (D)	881	12.7%
Ray Garland (R)	2,566	37.0%
TOTAL	6,936
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Smyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,439	43.1%
George Rawlings (D)	2,331	29.2%
Ray Garland (R)	2,214	27.7%
TOTAL	7,984
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, South Boston city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,330	73.2%
George Rawlings (D)	319	17.6%
Ray Garland (R)	167	9.2%
TOTAL	1,817
Turnout: n/a

1970 Senate class 1, Southampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,481	62.8%
George Rawlings (D)	1,305	33.0%
Ray Garland (R)	165	4.2%
TOTAL	3,951
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Spotsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,599	39.8%
George Rawlings (D)	2,097	52.1%
Ray Garland (R)	326	8.1%
TOTAL	4,022
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,575	47.8%
George Rawlings (D)	2,091	38.8%
Ray Garland (R)	723	13.4%
TOTAL	5,390
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Staunton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,043	58.2%
George Rawlings (D)	1,104	21.1%
Ray Garland (R)	1,081	20.7%
TOTAL	5,231
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Suffolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,437	65.3%
George Rawlings (D)	617	28.0%
Ray Garland (R)	147	6.7%
TOTAL	2,201
Turnout: 8%

1970 Senate class 1, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	933	49.9%
George Rawlings (D)	852	45.6%
Ray Garland (R)	85	4.5%
TOTAL	1,870
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,066	57.6%
George Rawlings (D)	1,419	39.6%
Ray Garland (R)	99	2.8%
TOTAL	3,584
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,674	36.8%
George Rawlings (D)	3,054	42.0%
Ray Garland (R)	1,545	21.2%
TOTAL	7,273
Turnout: 31%

1970 Senate class 1, Virginia Beach city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	11,797	50.3%
George Rawlings (D)	8,437	36.0%
Ray Garland (R)	3,192	13.6%
TOTAL	23,434
Turnout: 23%

1970 Senate class 1, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,259	56.1%
George Rawlings (D)	1,276	31.7%
Ray Garland (R)	493	12.2%
TOTAL	4,030
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,804	42.2%
George Rawlings (D)	2,683	29.8%
Ray Garland (R)	2,525	28.0%
TOTAL	9,012
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Waynesboro city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,048	53.5%
George Rawlings (D)	733	19.2%
Ray Garland (R)	1,042	27.2%
TOTAL	3,825
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,653	66.3%
George Rawlings (D)	671	26.9%
Ray Garland (R)	170	6.8%
TOTAL	2,494
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Williamsburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	842	49.8%
George Rawlings (D)	616	36.4%
Ray Garland (R)	234	13.8%
TOTAL	1,692
Turnout: 25%

1970 Senate class 1, Winchester city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,889	78.2%
George Rawlings (D)	648	17.5%
Ray Garland (R)	157	4.3%
TOTAL	3,694
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	1,811	17.6%
George Rawlings (D)	4,703	45.8%
Ray Garland (R)	3,757	36.6%
TOTAL	10,272
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Wythe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,287	47.2%
George Rawlings (D)	1,099	22.7%
Ray Garland (R)	1,463	30.2%
TOTAL	4,850
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	3,302	58.7%
George Rawlings (D)	1,600	28.4%
Ray Garland (R)	725	12.9%
TOTAL	5,627
Turnout: 29%