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2017Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2017 election for Virginia House District 73

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Debra Hainrodman (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating John M. Obannon III (R) by 3.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Debra HainrodmanDemocrat · winner
51.6%14,697
John M. Obannon IIIRepublican · incumbent
48.4%13,803
28,500 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 2017

Races before and after

EvenD+3.12017D+4.52019D+5.02021

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

The candidates

Debra Hainrodman (D)John M. Obannon III (R)