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1972 United States Congressional Elections – Virginia

United States Senate – GOP Gain

William L. Scott (R) – 718,33751.45%

William B. Spong, Jr. (D-inc) – 643,96346.12%

Horace E. Henderson (I) – 33,9122.43%

Scattering – 560.00%

Total Votes – 1,396,268100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Thomas N. Downing (D-inc) – 100,90178.09%

Kenneth D. Wells (R) – 28,31021.91%

Scattering – 70.01%

Total Votes – 129,218100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

G. William Whitehurst (R-inc) – 79,67273.44%

L. Charles Burlage (D) – 28,80326.55%

Scattering – 70.01%

Total Votes – 108,482100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

David E. Satterfield III (D-inc) – 102,52399.85%

Scattering – 1560.15%

Total Votes – 102,679100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Gain

Robert Daniel (R) – 57,52047.09%

Robert E. Gibson (D) – 45,77637.47%

Robert R. Hardy (I) – 8,6687.10%

John G. Vonetes (I) – 4,0033.28%

Scattering – 6,1925.07%

Total Votes – 122,159100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Dan Daniel (D-inc) – 83,77299.94%

Scattering – 470.06%

Total Votes – 83,819100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

M. Caldwell Butler (R) – 75,18954.62%

Willis M. Anderson (D) – 53,92839.18%

Roy R. White (I) – 8,5316.20%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 137,650100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

J. Kenneth Robinson (R-inc) – 89,12066.19%

Murat Willis Williams (D) – 45,51333.80%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 134,634100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Stanford Parris (R) – 60,44644.41%

Robert F. Horan (D) – 51,44437.80%

William R. Durland (I) – 18,65413.71%

Robert E. Harris (I) – 5,5534.08%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 136,099100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

William C. Wampler (R-inc) – 98,17871.94%

Zane Dale Christian (D) – 36,00026.38%

Nicholas Ventura (I) – 2,2921.68%

Total Votes – 136,470100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Joel T. Broyhill (R-inc) – 101,13856.26%

Harold O. Miller (D) – 78,63843.74%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 179,778100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives