1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1974 special election for Virginia House District 15
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Erwin Shad Solomon (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Gordon W. Poindexter Jr. (R) by 7.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Erwin Shad SolomonDemocrat · winner
53.8%10,978
Gordon W. Poindexter Jr.Republican
46.2%9,432
20,411 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)