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1973Final results

1973 election for Virginia House District 8

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Richard Cranwell (D) and Raymond R. Robrecht (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
C. Richard CranwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.2%12,770
Raymond R. RobrechtRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.2%11,904
Robert G. FrankRepublican
22.4%9,449
19.3%8,153
42,276 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

EvenD+14.91973R+12.81975R+29.41979

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