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1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1969 election for Virginia House District 18

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Russell Burnette (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Lawrence R. Thompson (D) by 2.9 points.

C. Russell BurnetteRepublican · winner
51.5%3,122
Lawrence R. ThompsonDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%2,944
6,066 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1969

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91969D+2.51971

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

C. Russell Burnette (R)Lawrence R. Thompson (D)