1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Virginia House District 34
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Ralph L. Axselle Jr. (D), Edwin H. Ragsdale (R) and Robert B. Ball Sr. (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsRalph L. Axselle Jr.Democrat · winner
20.8%24,108
Edwin H. RagsdaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.3%21,124
Robert B. Ball Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
17.8%20,634
James L. JenkinsDemocrat
17.7%20,477
Thomas E. CoghillRepublican
12.9%14,919
T. Dix SuttonIndependent · incumbent
12.4%14,377
115,639 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)