Carl E. Bain

{{Short description|American politician (1927–1983)}}

{{infobox officeholder

|image=Delegate Bain 1972.jpg

|state_delegate=Virginia

|district=33rd

|term_start=January 14, 1970

|term_end=January 9, 1974

|preceded=Thomas P. Bryan

|succeeded=Walter H. Emroch

|birth_name=Carl Edgar Bain

|birth_date={{birth date|1927|01|23}}

|birth_place=Roanoke, Virginia

|death_date={{death date and age|1983|05|16|1927|01|23}}

|death_place=San Francisco, California

|party=Republican

|education=Medical College of Virginia

|spouse=Doris Lansing

|allegiance={{flag|United States|1912}}

|branch=United States Navy

|unit=U.S. Naval Reserve

|battles=World War II

}}

Carl Edgar Bain (January 23, 1927 – May 16, 1983) was an American pharmacist and politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates. The only Republican elected to represent Richmond in the House in 1969 and 1971, he was defeated in 1973 by attorney Walter H. Emroch.{{cite web|title=Democrats retain control of House|work=The News Leader|date=November 7, 1973|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51231272/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=November 16, 2021}}