1977Final results
1977 election for Virginia House District 33
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
George E. Allen Jr. (D), Franklin P. Hall (D), Benjamin J. Lambert III (D), Walter H. Emroch (D) and James S. Christian Jr. (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsGeorge E. Allen Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
19.6%36,411
Franklin P. HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.4%34,309
Benjamin J. Lambert IIIDemocrat · winner
18.0%33,504
Walter H. EmrochDemocrat · winner
17.9%33,365
James S. Christian Jr.Democrat · winner
17.0%31,595
John B. AscherIndependent
5.8%10,875
Toba L. SingerIndependent
3.2%5,919
186,028 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 1977
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
George E. Allen Jr. (D)Franklin P. Hall (D)Benjamin J. Lambert III (D)Walter H. Emroch (D)James S. Christian Jr. (D)John B. Ascher (I)
Also on the ballot: Toba L. Singer (Independent), 3.2%