1973Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1973 special election for Virginia Senate District 37
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Madison Marye (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry H. Geisler (R) by 12.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Madison MaryeDemocrat · winner
56.4%7,301
Jerry H. GeislerRepublican
43.6%5,652
12,953 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 1973
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)