1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Virginia House District 33
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Edward E. Lane (D), George E. Allen Jr. (D), Philip B. Morris (D), Eleanor P. Sheppard (D) and Walter H. Emroch (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsEdward E. LaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%40,328
George E. Allen Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
14.3%33,756
Philip B. MorrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.2%33,537
Eleanor P. SheppardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.6%27,367
Walter H. EmrochDemocrat · winner
10.6%25,049
Carl E. BainRepublican · incumbent
8.9%20,986
E. Earl GrayRepublican
7.4%17,359
Nathan J. ForbIndependent
7.0%16,604
Adella A. WatlingtonRepublican
3.0%7,034
Louis S. HerrinkRepublican
2.4%5,550
Dorothy Ulrich TroubetzkoyIndependent
2.0%4,707
Steve ElliottIndependent
1.6%3,685
235,976 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)
The candidates
Edward E. Lane (D)George E. Allen Jr. (D)Philip B. Morris (D)Eleanor P. Sheppard (D)Walter H. Emroch (D)Carl E. Bain (R)E. Earl Gray (R)Nathan J. Forb (I)
Also on the ballot: Adella A. Watlington (Republican), 3.0%; Louis S. Herrink (Republican), 2.4%; Dorothy Ulrich Troubetzkoy (Independent), 2.0%; Steve Elliott (Independent), 1.6%