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1973Final results

1973 election for Virginia House District 5

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Jefferson Stafford (R) won re-election with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Hazel C. Elkins (D) by 20.4 points.

C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%7,103
Hazel C. ElkinsDemocrat
39.8%4,700
11,803 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

EvenR+20.41973R+8.11975R+9.91977

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

C. Jefferson Stafford (R)Hazel C. Elkins (D)