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1971Final results

1971 election for Virginia House District 45

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

L. Ray Ashworth (D) won re-election with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Moses D. Knox (IND) by 23.6 points.

L. Ray AshworthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%8,470
Moses D. KnoxIndependent
38.2%5,231
13,701 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET