1974 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Virginia 1 Thomas N. Downing Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Thomas N. Downing ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Virginia 2 G. William Whitehurst Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected Y G. William Whitehurst ( Republican ) 60.0% Robert Richards ( Democratic ) 40.0%
Virginia 3 David E. Satterfield III Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y David E. Satterfield III ( Democratic ) 89.5% Alan Robert Ogden ( Independent ) 10.5%
Virginia 4 Robert Daniel Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Robert Daniel ( Republican ) 47.2% Lester E. Schlitz ( Democratic ) 35.9% Curtis W. Harris ( Independent ) 16.9%
Virginia 5 Dan Daniel Democratic 1968 Incumbent re-elected Y Dan Daniel ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Virginia 6 M. Caldwell Butler Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y M. Caldwell Butler ( Republican ) 45.1% Paul J. Puckett ( Democratic ) 27.0% Warren D. Saunders ( Independent ) 26.1% Timothy A. McGay ( Independent ) 1.8%
Virginia 7 J. Kenneth Robinson Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y J. Kenneth Robinson ( Republican ) 52.7% George H. Gilliam ( Democratic ) 47.3%
Virginia 8 Stanford Parris Republican 1972 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Herbert Harris ( Democratic ) 57.6% Stanford Parris ( Republican ) 42.4%
Virginia 9 William C. Wampler Republican 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y William C. Wampler ( Republican ) 50.9% Charles J. Horne ( Democratic ) 49.1%
Virginia 10 Joel T. Broyhill Republican 1952 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Joseph L. Fisher ( Democratic ) 53.6% Joel T. Broyhill ( Republican ) 45.2% Francis J. Speh ( Independent ) 1.2%
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Main article : 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia See also : List of United States Representatives from Virginia
The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal, along with high inflation, allowed the Democrats to make large gains in the midterm elections, taking 49 seats from the Republicans and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark. Altogether, there were 93 freshmen representatives in the 94th Congress when it convened on January 3, 1975 (76 of them Democrats). Those elected to office that year later came to be known collectively as Watergate Babies.