United States Senate election in Virginia, 1970

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1970

← 1966 November 3, 1970 1976 →
Nominee Harry F. Byrd Jr. George Rawlings Ray L. Garland Party Independent Democratic Republican Popular vote 506,237 294,582 144,765 Percentage 53.5% 31.2% 15.3%
U.S. Senate election results map. Gray denotes counties/districts won by Byrd. Blue denotes those won by Rawlings. Red denotes those won by Garland.
U.S. Senator before election Harry F. Byrd Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent

Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Democratic

Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Independent

The 1970 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to his first full term after winning a race 4 years earlier to finish the remainder his father's term.