1973Final results
1973 election for Virginia House District 24
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Robert R. Gwathmey (D) and Lewis P. Fickett Jr. (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRobert R. GwathmeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.4%10,581
Lewis P. Fickett Jr.Democrat · winner
22.9%7,953
Robert CoatsRepublican
21.3%7,406
A. D. BaileyRepublican
13.0%4,513
Shirley T. GreeneIndependent
11.6%4,040
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.8%282
34,775 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)