1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Virginia House District 51
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
George W. Grayson (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Russell M. Carneal (IND) by 1.2 points.
George W. GraysonDemocrat · winner
50.6%7,466
Russell M. CarnealIndependent · incumbent
49.4%7,289
14,755 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)