1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Virginia House District 7
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
A. Victor Thomas (D) and Ray L. Garland (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsA. Victor ThomasDemocrat · winner
27.3%9,804
Ray L. GarlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.3%9,462
John C. TowlerDemocrat · incumbent
24.7%8,881
Noel C. TaylorRepublican
21.6%7,775
35,922 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)