1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Virginia (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	William Lloyd Scott (R)		William Spong* (D)		Horace Henderson (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Accomack	43%	3,821	44.0%	4,676	53.9%	181	2.1%	0	0.0%	-855	8,678
Albemarle	43%	5,936	47.1%	6,488	51.5%	178	1.4%	0	0.0%	-552	12,602
Alexandria city	40%	13,979	42.1%	17,975	54.1%	1,273	3.8%	0	0.0%	-3,996	33,227
Alleghany	44%	1,894	52.5%	1,600	44.4%	113	3.1%	0	0.0%	294	3,607
Amelia	48%	1,472	60.9%	910	37.7%	34	1.4%	0	0.0%	562	2,416
Amherst	35%	3,807	60.0%	2,443	38.5%	98	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,364	6,348
Appomattox	52%	2,347	67.1%	1,074	30.7%	78	2.2%	0	0.0%	1,273	3,499
Arlington	48%	27,043	42.8%	33,333	52.8%	2,758	4.4%	0	0.0%	-6,290	63,134
Augusta	32%	7,434	67.7%	3,135	28.6%	407	3.7%	0	0.0%	4,299	10,976
Bath	42%	789	51.4%	698	45.5%	48	3.1%	0	0.0%	91	1,535
Bedford	35%	3,947	60.7%	2,398	36.9%	156	2.4%	0	0.0%	1,549	6,501
Bedford city	45%	998	50.9%	916	46.8%	45	2.3%	0	0.0%	82	1,959
Bland	47%	1,011	56.6%	751	42.0%	24	1.3%	0	0.0%	260	1,786
Botetourt	40%	2,647	51.4%	2,309	44.8%	196	3.8%	0	0.0%	338	5,152
Bristol city	32%	1,718	49.2%	1,730	49.5%	45	1.3%	0	0.0%	-12	3,493
Brunswick	47%	2,638	53.4%	2,242	45.4%	61	1.2%	0	0.0%	396	4,941
Buchanan	41%	3,841	46.9%	4,146	50.6%	203	2.5%	0	0.0%	-305	8,190
Buckingham	48%	1,846	55.4%	1,437	43.1%	52	1.6%	0	0.0%	409	3,335
Buena Vista city	33%	605	43.1%	754	53.7%	45	3.2%	0	0.0%	-149	1,404
Campbell	48%	9,404	70.0%	3,424	25.5%	597	4.4%	0	0.0%	5,980	13,425
Caroline	40%	1,966	52.4%	1,743	46.4%	44	1.2%	0	0.0%	223	3,753
Carroll	40%	4,301	66.6%	2,066	32.0%	89	1.4%	0	0.0%	2,235	6,456
Charles City	41%	628	38.6%	944	58.1%	53	3.3%	0	0.0%	-316	1,625
Charlotte	48%	2,082	57.1%	1,513	41.5%	54	1.5%	0	0.0%	569	3,649
Charlottesville city	44%	5,309	41.1%	7,281	56.4%	312	2.4%	0	0.0%	-1,972	12,902
Chesapeake city	41%	11,013	45.2%	12,540	51.5%	771	3.2%	18	0.1%	-1,527	24,342
Chesterfield	50%	19,911	70.2%	8,012	28.2%	454	1.6%	1	0.0%	11,899	28,378
Clarke	44%	1,286	51.4%	1,168	46.7%	46	1.8%	0	0.0%	118	2,500
Clifton Forge city	44%	776	46.0%	848	50.3%	63	3.7%	0	0.0%	-72	1,687
Colonial Heights city	55%	4,105	71.4%	1,492	26.0%	149	2.6%	0	0.0%	2,613	5,746
Covington city	41%	1,432	50.2%	1,316	46.1%	105	3.7%	0	0.0%	116	2,853
Craig	47%	576	49.6%	568	48.9%	17	1.5%	0	0.0%	8	1,161
Culpeper	39%	2,723	55.8%	2,070	42.4%	90	1.8%	0	0.0%	653	4,883
Cumberland	56%	1,203	52.9%	1,042	45.8%	29	1.3%	0	0.0%	161	2,274
Danville city	50%	10,772	66.5%	5,106	31.5%	330	2.0%	1	0.0%	5,666	16,209
Dickenson	59%	3,171	51.0%	3,004	48.3%	44	0.7%	0	0.0%	167	6,219
Dinwiddie	32%	2,797	54.3%	2,265	44.0%	87	1.7%	2	0.0%	532	5,151
Emporia city	53%	1,050	55.4%	829	43.7%	16	0.8%	0	0.0%	221	1,895
Essex	46%	1,288	56.4%	973	42.6%	23	1.0%	0	0.0%	315	2,284
Fairfax	51%	78,052	48.2%	78,517	48.5%	5,359	3.3%	4	0.0%	-465	161,932
Fairfax city	50%	3,566	50.4%	3,284	46.4%	227	3.2%	1	0.0%	282	7,078
Falls Church city	59%	2,064	43.7%	2,537	53.7%	125	2.6%	0	0.0%	-473	4,726
Fauquier	38%	3,889	55.9%	2,777	39.9%	287	4.1%	0	0.0%	1,112	6,953
Floyd	43%	1,913	64.8%	980	33.2%	61	2.1%	0	0.0%	933	2,954
Fluvanna	39%	1,152	56.2%	871	42.5%	28	1.4%	0	0.0%	281	2,051
Franklin	36%	3,558	50.9%	3,306	47.3%	125	1.8%	1	0.0%	252	6,990
Franklin city	48%	903	43.5%	1,147	55.3%	23	1.1%	1	0.0%	-244	2,074
Frederick	35%	3,765	56.1%	2,825	42.1%	127	1.9%	0	0.0%	940	6,717
Fredericksburg city	50%	2,540	51.9%	2,290	46.8%	66	1.3%	0	0.0%	250	4,896
Galax city	43%	1,018	52.2%	916	47.0%	17	0.9%	0	0.0%	102	1,951
Giles	48%	2,584	48.3%	2,660	49.8%	101	1.9%	0	0.0%	-76	5,345
Gloucester	47%	2,614	54.2%	2,111	43.7%	102	2.1%	0	0.0%	503	4,827
Goochland	48%	1,742	51.5%	1,597	47.2%	42	1.2%	0	0.0%	145	3,381
Grayson	48%	2,932	57.8%	2,097	41.4%	40	0.8%	0	0.0%	835	5,069
Greene	38%	963	69.7%	401	29.0%	18	1.3%	0	0.0%	562	1,382
Greensville	45%	1,251	45.8%	1,454	53.2%	29	1.1%	0	0.0%	-203	2,734
Halifax	39%	4,649	59.6%	3,078	39.5%	70	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,571	7,797
Hampton city	39%	13,817	44.6%	16,177	52.2%	979	3.2%	0	0.0%	-2,360	30,973
Hanover	51%	9,730	72.5%	3,527	26.3%	169	1.3%	0	0.0%	6,203	13,426
Harrisonburg city	36%	1,941	52.8%	1,610	43.8%	122	3.3%	1	0.0%	331	3,674
Henrico	56%	39,612	64.8%	20,364	33.3%	1,198	2.0%	0	0.0%	19,248	61,174
Henry	33%	5,917	52.1%	5,039	44.4%	397	3.5%	1	0.0%	878	11,354
Highland	50%	629	67.5%	287	30.8%	16	1.7%	0	0.0%	342	932
Hopewell city	44%	4,092	59.7%	2,505	36.5%	259	3.8%	0	0.0%	1,587	6,856
Isle of Wight	46%	2,403	42.1%	3,211	56.3%	91	1.6%	2	0.0%	-808	5,707
James City	41%	2,383	45.9%	2,606	50.2%	198	3.8%	0	0.0%	-223	5,187
King and Queen	46%	941	54.3%	746	43.0%	47	2.7%	0	0.0%	195	1,734
King George	43%	1,386	60.7%	871	38.1%	28	1.2%	0	0.0%	515	2,285
King William	51%	1,646	62.7%	947	36.0%	34	1.3%	0	0.0%	699	2,627
Lancaster	55%	2,306	62.5%	1,340	36.3%	42	1.1%	0	0.0%	966	3,688
Lee	54%	4,016	53.7%	3,359	44.9%	101	1.4%	0	0.0%	657	7,476
Lexington city	34%	822	41.5%	1,126	56.8%	35	1.8%	0	0.0%	-304	1,983
Loudoun	52%	6,975	52.7%	6,012	45.4%	246	1.9%	0	0.0%	963	13,233
Louisa	40%	2,403	61.5%	1,443	36.9%	63	1.6%	0	0.0%	960	3,909
Lunenburg	43%	2,035	60.5%	1,270	37.8%	57	1.7%	0	0.0%	765	3,362
Lynchburg city	43%	10,597	62.2%	5,983	35.1%	464	2.7%	0	0.0%	4,614	17,044
Madison	41%	1,516	62.7%	857	35.4%	46	1.9%	0	0.0%	659	2,419
Martinsville city	45%	3,051	50.4%	2,882	47.6%	119	2.0%	0	0.0%	169	6,052
Mathews	53%	1,618	57.4%	1,170	41.5%	33	1.2%	0	0.0%	448	2,821
Mecklenburg	46%	5,331	58.9%	3,603	39.8%	120	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,728	9,054
Middlesex	50%	1,324	57.1%	964	41.6%	29	1.3%	0	0.0%	360	2,317
Montgomery	34%	6,721	53.4%	5,594	44.4%	277	2.2%	3	0.0%	1,127	12,595
Nansemond	n/a	3,762	39.6%	5,577	58.7%	152	1.6%	7	0.1%	-1,815	9,498
Nelson	38%	1,384	46.3%	1,534	51.3%	74	2.5%	0	0.0%	-150	2,992
New Kent	52%	1,274	63.7%	693	34.6%	34	1.7%	0	0.0%	581	2,001
Newport News city	41%	18,530	48.4%	19,092	49.9%	667	1.7%	1	0.0%	-562	38,290
Norfolk city	31%	22,904	35.7%	39,875	62.2%	1,380	2.2%	0	0.0%	-16,971	64,159
Northampton	37%	1,655	45.5%	1,888	51.9%	93	2.6%	0	0.0%	-233	3,636
Northumberland	47%	2,017	63.7%	1,120	35.4%	27	0.9%	0	0.0%	897	3,164
Norton city	45%	514	41.4%	699	56.3%	28	2.3%	0	0.0%	-185	1,241
Nottoway	45%	2,367	54.7%	1,911	44.2%	49	1.1%	0	0.0%	456	4,327
Orange	38%	1,988	54.3%	1,538	42.0%	134	3.7%	0	0.0%	450	3,660
Page	50%	3,615	63.1%	2,057	35.9%	60	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,558	5,732
Patrick	37%	2,258	57.5%	1,564	39.8%	107	2.7%	0	0.0%	694	3,929
Petersburg city	47%	5,160	44.2%	6,317	54.2%	188	1.6%	0	0.0%	-1,157	11,665
Pittsylvania	41%	10,256	63.7%	5,675	35.2%	180	1.1%	1	0.0%	4,581	16,112
Portsmouth city	45%	10,631	32.2%	21,979	66.6%	370	1.1%	1	0.0%	-11,348	32,981
Powhatan	45%	1,547	60.2%	983	38.3%	39	1.5%	0	0.0%	564	2,569
Prince Edward	46%	2,503	52.4%	2,209	46.3%	60	1.3%	2	0.0%	294	4,774
Prince George	19%	1,955	57.2%	1,403	41.0%	62	1.8%	0	0.0%	552	3,420
Prince William	39%	15,741	58.6%	10,069	37.5%	1,053	3.9%	0	0.0%	5,672	26,863
Pulaski	42%	4,700	55.9%	3,626	43.1%	89	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,074	8,415
Radford city	41%	1,947	53.2%	1,656	45.3%	56	1.5%	0	0.0%	291	3,659
Rappahannock	40%	810	54.8%	637	43.1%	31	2.1%	0	0.0%	173	1,478
Richmond	48%	1,281	64.6%	688	34.7%	15	0.8%	0	0.0%	593	1,984
Richmond city	44%	32,927	42.6%	43,181	55.8%	1,205	1.6%	4	0.0%	-10,254	77,317
Roanoke	54%	14,023	56.2%	10,422	41.8%	486	1.9%	0	0.0%	3,601	24,931
Roanoke city	41%	12,326	45.8%	14,111	52.4%	472	1.8%	1	0.0%	-1,785	26,910
Rockbridge	34%	2,155	55.5%	1,628	41.9%	98	2.5%	0	0.0%	527	3,881
Rockingham	33%	8,375	70.3%	3,285	27.6%	252	2.1%	0	0.0%	5,090	11,912
Russell	48%	4,037	49.9%	3,949	48.8%	104	1.3%	0	0.0%	88	8,090
Salem city	45%	3,958	55.3%	3,030	42.3%	171	2.4%	1	0.0%	928	7,160
Scott	46%	4,480	59.2%	2,922	38.6%	166	2.2%	0	0.0%	1,558	7,568
Shenandoah	52%	5,814	69.3%	2,485	29.6%	87	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,329	8,386
Smyth	40%	4,691	55.0%	3,578	41.9%	264	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,113	8,533
South Boston city	n/a	1,585	63.2%	885	35.3%	36	1.4%	0	0.0%	700	2,506
Southampton	36%	1,993	43.6%	2,505	54.8%	69	1.5%	1	0.0%	-512	4,568
Spotsylvania	43%	3,007	55.8%	2,277	42.2%	109	2.0%	0	0.0%	730	5,393
Stafford	42%	4,407	61.3%	2,629	36.6%	150	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,778	7,186
Staunton city	44%	4,439	64.8%	2,199	32.1%	208	3.0%	0	0.0%	2,240	6,846
Suffolk city	10%	1,460	48.9%	1,487	49.8%	39	1.3%	0	0.0%	-27	2,986
Surry	54%	728	35.4%	1,300	63.1%	31	1.5%	0	0.0%	-572	2,059
Sussex	50%	1,533	42.2%	2,022	55.7%	76	2.1%	0	0.0%	-489	3,631
Tazewell	37%	4,953	49.4%	4,553	45.4%	530	5.3%	0	0.0%	400	10,036
Virginia Beach city	40%	24,070	49.9%	22,543	46.7%	1,611	3.3%	0	0.0%	1,527	48,224
Warren	46%	2,613	51.1%	2,327	45.5%	171	3.3%	0	0.0%	286	5,111
Washington	42%	6,697	57.7%	4,498	38.8%	411	3.5%	0	0.0%	2,199	11,606
Waynesboro city	54%	3,058	58.0%	2,063	39.1%	155	2.9%	0	0.0%	995	5,276
Westmoreland	41%	2,008	58.4%	1,344	39.1%	88	2.6%	0	0.0%	664	3,440
Williamsburg city	40%	1,120	37.6%	1,741	58.5%	116	3.9%	0	0.0%	-621	2,977
Winchester city	52%	3,222	55.1%	2,543	43.5%	81	1.4%	1	0.0%	679	5,847
Wise	44%	5,030	47.1%	5,574	52.2%	65	0.6%	0	0.0%	-544	10,669
Wythe	39%	3,431	58.2%	2,342	39.7%	126	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,089	5,899
York	47%	5,465	55.4%	4,190	42.5%	202	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,275	9,857
TOTAL	42%	718,337	51.4%	643,963	46.1%	33,912	2.4%	56	0.0%	74,374	1,396,268
Total R vote: 718,337 (51.4%)      Total D vote: 643,963 (46.1%)      Total Other vote: 33,968 (2.4%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Accomack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,821	44.0%
William Spong* (D)	4,676	53.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	181	2.1%
TOTAL	8,678
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Albemarle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,936	47.1%
William Spong* (D)	6,488	51.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	178	1.4%
TOTAL	12,602
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Alexandria city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	13,979	42.1%
William Spong* (D)	17,975	54.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	1,273	3.8%
TOTAL	33,227
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,894	52.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,600	44.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	113	3.1%
TOTAL	3,607
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Amelia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,472	60.9%
William Spong* (D)	910	37.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	34	1.4%
TOTAL	2,416
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Amherst County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,807	60.0%
William Spong* (D)	2,443	38.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	98	1.5%
TOTAL	6,348
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Appomattox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,347	67.1%
William Spong* (D)	1,074	30.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	78	2.2%
TOTAL	3,499
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Arlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	27,043	42.8%
William Spong* (D)	33,333	52.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	2,758	4.4%
TOTAL	63,134
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Augusta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	7,434	67.7%
William Spong* (D)	3,135	28.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	407	3.7%
TOTAL	10,976
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Bath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	789	51.4%
William Spong* (D)	698	45.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	48	3.1%
TOTAL	1,535
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,947	60.7%
William Spong* (D)	2,398	36.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	156	2.4%
TOTAL	6,501
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Bedford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	998	50.9%
William Spong* (D)	916	46.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	45	2.3%
TOTAL	1,959
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Bland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,011	56.6%
William Spong* (D)	751	42.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	24	1.3%
TOTAL	1,786
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Botetourt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,647	51.4%
William Spong* (D)	2,309	44.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	196	3.8%
TOTAL	5,152
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Bristol city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,718	49.2%
William Spong* (D)	1,730	49.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	45	1.3%
TOTAL	3,493
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,638	53.4%
William Spong* (D)	2,242	45.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	61	1.2%
TOTAL	4,941
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,841	46.9%
William Spong* (D)	4,146	50.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	203	2.5%
TOTAL	8,190
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Buckingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,846	55.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,437	43.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	52	1.6%
TOTAL	3,335
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Buena Vista city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	605	43.1%
William Spong* (D)	754	53.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	45	3.2%
TOTAL	1,404
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	9,404	70.0%
William Spong* (D)	3,424	25.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	597	4.4%
TOTAL	13,425
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Caroline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,966	52.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,743	46.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	44	1.2%
TOTAL	3,753
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,301	66.6%
William Spong* (D)	2,066	32.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	89	1.4%
TOTAL	6,456
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Charles City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	628	38.6%
William Spong* (D)	944	58.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	53	3.3%
TOTAL	1,625
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,082	57.1%
William Spong* (D)	1,513	41.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	54	1.5%
TOTAL	3,649
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Charlottesville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,309	41.1%
William Spong* (D)	7,281	56.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	312	2.4%
TOTAL	12,902
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Chesapeake city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	11,013	45.2%
William Spong* (D)	12,540	51.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	771	3.2%
TOTAL	24,342
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	19,911	70.2%
William Spong* (D)	8,012	28.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	454	1.6%
TOTAL	28,378
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,286	51.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,168	46.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	46	1.8%
TOTAL	2,500
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Clifton Forge city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	776	46.0%
William Spong* (D)	848	50.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	63	3.7%
TOTAL	1,687
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Colonial Heights city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,105	71.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,492	26.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	149	2.6%
TOTAL	5,746
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Covington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,432	50.2%
William Spong* (D)	1,316	46.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	105	3.7%
TOTAL	2,853
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	576	49.6%
William Spong* (D)	568	48.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	17	1.5%
TOTAL	1,161
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Culpeper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,723	55.8%
William Spong* (D)	2,070	42.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	90	1.8%
TOTAL	4,883
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,203	52.9%
William Spong* (D)	1,042	45.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	29	1.3%
TOTAL	2,274
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Danville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	10,772	66.5%
William Spong* (D)	5,106	31.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	330	2.0%
TOTAL	16,209
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Dickenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,171	51.0%
William Spong* (D)	3,004	48.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	44	0.7%
TOTAL	6,219
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Dinwiddie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,797	54.3%
William Spong* (D)	2,265	44.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	87	1.7%
TOTAL	5,151
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Emporia city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,050	55.4%
William Spong* (D)	829	43.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	16	0.8%
TOTAL	1,895
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,288	56.4%
William Spong* (D)	973	42.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	23	1.0%
TOTAL	2,284
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Fairfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	78,052	48.2%
William Spong* (D)	78,517	48.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	5,359	3.3%
TOTAL	161,932
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Fairfax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,566	50.4%
William Spong* (D)	3,284	46.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	227	3.2%
TOTAL	7,078
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Falls Church city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,064	43.7%
William Spong* (D)	2,537	53.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	125	2.6%
TOTAL	4,726
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Fauquier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,889	55.9%
William Spong* (D)	2,777	39.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	287	4.1%
TOTAL	6,953
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,913	64.8%
William Spong* (D)	980	33.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	61	2.1%
TOTAL	2,954
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Fluvanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,152	56.2%
William Spong* (D)	871	42.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	28	1.4%
TOTAL	2,051
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,558	50.9%
William Spong* (D)	3,306	47.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	125	1.8%
TOTAL	6,990
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	903	43.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,147	55.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	23	1.1%
TOTAL	2,074
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Frederick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,765	56.1%
William Spong* (D)	2,825	42.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	127	1.9%
TOTAL	6,717
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Fredericksburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,540	51.9%
William Spong* (D)	2,290	46.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	66	1.3%
TOTAL	4,896
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Galax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,018	52.2%
William Spong* (D)	916	47.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	17	0.9%
TOTAL	1,951
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,584	48.3%
William Spong* (D)	2,660	49.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	101	1.9%
TOTAL	5,345
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,614	54.2%
William Spong* (D)	2,111	43.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	102	2.1%
TOTAL	4,827
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Goochland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,742	51.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,597	47.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	42	1.2%
TOTAL	3,381
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,932	57.8%
William Spong* (D)	2,097	41.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	40	0.8%
TOTAL	5,069
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	963	69.7%
William Spong* (D)	401	29.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	18	1.3%
TOTAL	1,382
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Greensville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,251	45.8%
William Spong* (D)	1,454	53.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	29	1.1%
TOTAL	2,734
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,649	59.6%
William Spong* (D)	3,078	39.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	70	0.9%
TOTAL	7,797
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Hampton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	13,817	44.6%
William Spong* (D)	16,177	52.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	979	3.2%
TOTAL	30,973
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	9,730	72.5%
William Spong* (D)	3,527	26.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	169	1.3%
TOTAL	13,426
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Harrisonburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,941	52.8%
William Spong* (D)	1,610	43.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	122	3.3%
TOTAL	3,674
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Henrico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	39,612	64.8%
William Spong* (D)	20,364	33.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	1,198	2.0%
TOTAL	61,174
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,917	52.1%
William Spong* (D)	5,039	44.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	397	3.5%
TOTAL	11,354
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	629	67.5%
William Spong* (D)	287	30.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	16	1.7%
TOTAL	932
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Hopewell city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,092	59.7%
William Spong* (D)	2,505	36.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	259	3.8%
TOTAL	6,856
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Isle of Wight County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,403	42.1%
William Spong* (D)	3,211	56.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	91	1.6%
TOTAL	5,707
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, James City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,383	45.9%
William Spong* (D)	2,606	50.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	198	3.8%
TOTAL	5,187
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, King and Queen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	941	54.3%
William Spong* (D)	746	43.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	47	2.7%
TOTAL	1,734
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, King George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,386	60.7%
William Spong* (D)	871	38.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	28	1.2%
TOTAL	2,285
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, King William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,646	62.7%
William Spong* (D)	947	36.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	34	1.3%
TOTAL	2,627
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,306	62.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,340	36.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	42	1.1%
TOTAL	3,688
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,016	53.7%
William Spong* (D)	3,359	44.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	101	1.4%
TOTAL	7,476
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Lexington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	822	41.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,126	56.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	35	1.8%
TOTAL	1,983
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Loudoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	6,975	52.7%
William Spong* (D)	6,012	45.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	246	1.9%
TOTAL	13,233
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,403	61.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,443	36.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	63	1.6%
TOTAL	3,909
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Lunenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,035	60.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,270	37.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	57	1.7%
TOTAL	3,362
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Lynchburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	10,597	62.2%
William Spong* (D)	5,983	35.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	464	2.7%
TOTAL	17,044
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,516	62.7%
William Spong* (D)	857	35.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	46	1.9%
TOTAL	2,419
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Martinsville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,051	50.4%
William Spong* (D)	2,882	47.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	119	2.0%
TOTAL	6,052
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Mathews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,618	57.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,170	41.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	33	1.2%
TOTAL	2,821
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,331	58.9%
William Spong* (D)	3,603	39.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	120	1.3%
TOTAL	9,054
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,324	57.1%
William Spong* (D)	964	41.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	29	1.3%
TOTAL	2,317
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	6,721	53.4%
William Spong* (D)	5,594	44.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	277	2.2%
TOTAL	12,595
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, null
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,762	39.6%
William Spong* (D)	5,577	58.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	152	1.6%
TOTAL	9,498
Turnout: 1457847%

1972 Senate class 2, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,384	46.3%
William Spong* (D)	1,534	51.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	74	2.5%
TOTAL	2,992
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, New Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,274	63.7%
William Spong* (D)	693	34.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	34	1.7%
TOTAL	2,001
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Newport News city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	18,530	48.4%
William Spong* (D)	19,092	49.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	667	1.7%
TOTAL	38,290
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Norfolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	22,904	35.7%
William Spong* (D)	39,875	62.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	1,380	2.2%
TOTAL	64,159
Turnout: 31%

1972 Senate class 2, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,655	45.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,888	51.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	93	2.6%
TOTAL	3,636
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,017	63.7%
William Spong* (D)	1,120	35.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	27	0.9%
TOTAL	3,164
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Norton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	514	41.4%
William Spong* (D)	699	56.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	28	2.3%
TOTAL	1,241
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Nottoway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,367	54.7%
William Spong* (D)	1,911	44.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	49	1.1%
TOTAL	4,327
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,988	54.3%
William Spong* (D)	1,538	42.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	134	3.7%
TOTAL	3,660
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,615	63.1%
William Spong* (D)	2,057	35.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	60	1.0%
TOTAL	5,732
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Patrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,258	57.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,564	39.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	107	2.7%
TOTAL	3,929
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Petersburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,160	44.2%
William Spong* (D)	6,317	54.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	188	1.6%
TOTAL	11,665
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Pittsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	10,256	63.7%
William Spong* (D)	5,675	35.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	180	1.1%
TOTAL	16,112
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Portsmouth city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	10,631	32.2%
William Spong* (D)	21,979	66.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	370	1.1%
TOTAL	32,981
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Powhatan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,547	60.2%
William Spong* (D)	983	38.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	39	1.5%
TOTAL	2,569
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Prince Edward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,503	52.4%
William Spong* (D)	2,209	46.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	60	1.3%
TOTAL	4,774
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Prince George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,955	57.2%
William Spong* (D)	1,403	41.0%
Horace Henderson (I)	62	1.8%
TOTAL	3,420
Turnout: 19%

1972 Senate class 2, Prince William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	15,741	58.6%
William Spong* (D)	10,069	37.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	1,053	3.9%
TOTAL	26,863
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,700	55.9%
William Spong* (D)	3,626	43.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	89	1.1%
TOTAL	8,415
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Radford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,947	53.2%
William Spong* (D)	1,656	45.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	56	1.5%
TOTAL	3,659
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Rappahannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	810	54.8%
William Spong* (D)	637	43.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	31	2.1%
TOTAL	1,478
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,281	64.6%
William Spong* (D)	688	34.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	15	0.8%
TOTAL	1,984
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Richmond city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	32,927	42.6%
William Spong* (D)	43,181	55.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	1,205	1.6%
TOTAL	77,317
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Roanoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	14,023	56.2%
William Spong* (D)	10,422	41.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	486	1.9%
TOTAL	24,931
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Roanoke city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	12,326	45.8%
William Spong* (D)	14,111	52.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	472	1.8%
TOTAL	26,910
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Rockbridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,155	55.5%
William Spong* (D)	1,628	41.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	98	2.5%
TOTAL	3,881
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	8,375	70.3%
William Spong* (D)	3,285	27.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	252	2.1%
TOTAL	11,912
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,037	49.9%
William Spong* (D)	3,949	48.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	104	1.3%
TOTAL	8,090
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Salem city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,958	55.3%
William Spong* (D)	3,030	42.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	171	2.4%
TOTAL	7,160
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,480	59.2%
William Spong* (D)	2,922	38.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	166	2.2%
TOTAL	7,568
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Shenandoah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,814	69.3%
William Spong* (D)	2,485	29.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	87	1.0%
TOTAL	8,386
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Smyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,691	55.0%
William Spong* (D)	3,578	41.9%
Horace Henderson (I)	264	3.1%
TOTAL	8,533
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, South Boston city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,585	63.2%
William Spong* (D)	885	35.3%
Horace Henderson (I)	36	1.4%
TOTAL	2,506
Turnout: n/a

1972 Senate class 2, Southampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,993	43.6%
William Spong* (D)	2,505	54.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	69	1.5%
TOTAL	4,568
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Spotsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,007	55.8%
William Spong* (D)	2,277	42.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	109	2.0%
TOTAL	5,393
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,407	61.3%
William Spong* (D)	2,629	36.6%
Horace Henderson (I)	150	2.1%
TOTAL	7,186
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Staunton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,439	64.8%
William Spong* (D)	2,199	32.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	208	3.0%
TOTAL	6,846
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Suffolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,460	48.9%
William Spong* (D)	1,487	49.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	39	1.3%
TOTAL	2,986
Turnout: 10%

1972 Senate class 2, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	728	35.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,300	63.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	31	1.5%
TOTAL	2,059
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,533	42.2%
William Spong* (D)	2,022	55.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	76	2.1%
TOTAL	3,631
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	4,953	49.4%
William Spong* (D)	4,553	45.4%
Horace Henderson (I)	530	5.3%
TOTAL	10,036
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Virginia Beach city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	24,070	49.9%
William Spong* (D)	22,543	46.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	1,611	3.3%
TOTAL	48,224
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,613	51.1%
William Spong* (D)	2,327	45.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	171	3.3%
TOTAL	5,111
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	6,697	57.7%
William Spong* (D)	4,498	38.8%
Horace Henderson (I)	411	3.5%
TOTAL	11,606
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Waynesboro city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,058	58.0%
William Spong* (D)	2,063	39.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	155	2.9%
TOTAL	5,276
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	2,008	58.4%
William Spong* (D)	1,344	39.1%
Horace Henderson (I)	88	2.6%
TOTAL	3,440
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Williamsburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	1,120	37.6%
William Spong* (D)	1,741	58.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	116	3.9%
TOTAL	2,977
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Winchester city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,222	55.1%
William Spong* (D)	2,543	43.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	81	1.4%
TOTAL	5,847
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,030	47.1%
William Spong* (D)	5,574	52.2%
Horace Henderson (I)	65	0.6%
TOTAL	10,669
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Wythe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,431	58.2%
William Spong* (D)	2,342	39.7%
Horace Henderson (I)	126	2.1%
TOTAL	5,899
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Lloyd Scott (R)	5,465	55.4%
William Spong* (D)	4,190	42.5%
Horace Henderson (I)	202	2.0%
TOTAL	9,857
Turnout: 47%