1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Virginia House District 42
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joseph William Obrien Jr. (D) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Bev R. Middleton (IND) by 15.2 points.
Joseph William Obrien Jr.Democrat · winner
47.6%32,001
Bev R. MiddletonIndependent · incumbent
32.5%21,798
Michael A. Korb Jr.Republican
19.9%13,368
67,167 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)