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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| William L. Scott | Republican |
718,367 |
51.45% |
| William B. Spong | Democratic |
643,963 |
46.12% |
| Horace "Hunk" Henderson | |
33,912 |
2.43% |
| Write-ins | - |
56 |
0.00% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 5,346,797 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 52.1 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 4,828,131 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 47.1 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 4,651,448 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 45.4 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 102,548 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.4 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Virginia Department of Elections. Commonwealth of Virginia Official Election Results 1972, Virginia Department of Elections (https://archive.org/details/officialelection1972virg) (accessed 12 Feb 2016)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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