1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Virginia House District 31
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
L. O. Scott (IND) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Maclin Smith (D) by 1.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
L. O. ScottIndependent · winner
50.6%5,228
Richard Maclin SmithDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%5,107
10,341 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET