1970 United States Senate election in Virginia

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 of his father's term.

Having switched from Democratic to an Independent shortly before the election, Byrd became the first non-Democrat to represent the state in the Senate since 1889.

Candidates

 * Harry F. Byrd Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator (Independent)
 * Ray L. Garland, State Delegate from Roanoke (Republican)
 * George C. Rawlings Jr. former State Delegate from Fredericksburg (Democratic)