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1975Final results

1975 election for Virginia House District 21

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Richard R. G. Hobson (D) and James M. Thomson (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Richard R. G. HobsonDemocrat · winner
34.4%8,336
James M. ThomsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.8%8,188
Jelks H. Cabaniss Jr.Republican
31.7%7,677
24,204 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 1975

Races before and after

EvenD+17.51973D+3.21975R+9.21977D+3.31979

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Richard R. G. Hobson (D)James M. Thomson (D)Jelks H. Cabaniss Jr. (R)