1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1969 election for Virginia House District 36
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Junie L. Bradshaw (D), George E. Allen Jr. (D), Carl E. Bain (R), William Ferguson Reid (D), Eleanor P. Sheppard (D), Edward E. Lane (D), B. Earl Dunn (D) and Ernst W. Farley Jr. (D) won the district's 8 seats.
8 seatsJunie L. BradshawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%52,329
George E. Allen Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%47,305
Carl E. BainRepublican · winner
8.3%43,815
William Ferguson ReidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.2%43,375
Eleanor P. SheppardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.5%39,699
Edward E. LaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.5%39,548
B. Earl DunnDemocrat · winner
7.4%39,032
Ernst W. Farley Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
7.0%37,018
Thomas P. BryanDemocrat · incumbent
6.7%35,605
T. Dix SuttonOther party
6.3%33,090
S. Strother Smith IIIOther party
5.7%30,124
George W. Jinkins Jr.Other party
5.3%27,971
Richard CockeOther party
5.3%27,797
Alfred Jerome OwningsOther party
4.6%24,257
Elizabeth Newton DewOther party
1.6%8,429
529,412 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Junie L. Bradshaw (D)George E. Allen Jr. (D)Carl E. Bain (R)William Ferguson Reid (D)Eleanor P. Sheppard (D)Edward E. Lane (D)B. Earl Dunn (D)Ernst W. Farley Jr. (D)Thomas P. Bryan (D)T. Dix Sutton (OTH)S. Strother Smith III (OTH)George W. Jinkins Jr. (OTH)Richard Cocke (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Alfred Jerome Ownings (Other party), 4.6%; Elizabeth Newton Dew (Other party), 1.6%