1973Final results
1973 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Richard W. Elliott (D) won re-election with 68.4% of the vote, defeating C. Russell Burnette (R) by 36.8 points.
Richard W. ElliottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%6,665
C. Russell BurnetteRepublican
31.6%3,080
9,745 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)