1973Final results
1973 election for Virginia House District 44
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Paul Councill Jr. (D) won with 41.4% of the vote, defeating Russell E. Darden (IND) by 7.3 points.
J. Paul Councill Jr.Democrat · winner
41.4%4,321
Russell E. DardenIndependent
34.1%3,563
Mary HancockRepublican
13.1%1,370
Calvin P. AlmondOther party
11.3%1,181
10,440 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)