1973Final results
1973 election for Virginia House District 1
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Orby L. Cantrell (D) and Ford C. Quillen (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsOrby L. CantrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.8%14,229
Ford C. QuillenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.2%14,016
Birg E. SergentRepublican
25.8%10,869
Billy M. BledsoeIndependent
7.2%3,044
42,158 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)