1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Virginia House District 47
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Calvin G. Sanford (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Walther B. Fidler (IND) by 3.9 points.
Calvin G. SanfordRepublican · winner
52.0%5,945
Walther B. FidlerIndependent · incumbent
48.0%5,494
11,440 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)