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1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1973 election for Virginia House District 19

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Warren E. Barry (R), James E. Dillard (R), Thomas Jefferson Rothrock (D), James R. Tate (R) and Robert E. Harris (R) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Warren E. BarryRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.5%24,254
James E. DillardRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.8%22,782
Thomas Jefferson RothrockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%22,544
James R. TateRepublican · winner
10.5%22,000
Robert E. HarrisRepublican · winner
10.4%21,924
William H. MossRepublican · incumbent
10.4%21,791
F. Keith AdkinsonDemocrat
9.4%19,798
Virginia E. McEnearneyDemocrat
9.4%19,792
Gladys B. KeatingDemocrat
8.6%17,979
Karl F. WeickhardtDemocrat
8.2%17,152
210,022 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

EvenR+8.91972 special electionD+1.71973R+2.11975R+1.21977

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

The candidates

Warren E. Barry (R)James E. Dillard (R)Thomas Jefferson Rothrock (D)James R. Tate (R)Robert E. Harris (R)William H. Moss (R)F. Keith Adkinson (D)Virginia E. McEnearney (D)Gladys B. Keating (D)Karl F. Weickhardt (D)