1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1969 election for Virginia House District 16
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Olney W. Edwards (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Rufus V. McCoy (R) by 6.1 points.
Olney W. EdwardsDemocrat · winner
53.1%6,876
Rufus V. McCoyRepublican · incumbent
46.9%6,083
12,959 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 1969
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)