1975Final results
1975 election for Virginia House District 44
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Paul Councill Jr. (D) won re-election with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Russell E. Darden (IND) by 10.9 points.
J. Paul Councill Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%5,562
Russell E. DardenIndependent
44.6%4,473
10,035 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)