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1975Final results

1975 election for Virginia House District 5

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Jefferson Stafford (R) won re-election with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Harry N. Foglesong (D) by 8.1 points.

C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%8,285
Harry N. FoglesongDemocrat
45.9%7,039
15,324 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

EvenR+20.41973R+8.11975R+9.91977R+6.71979

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

The candidates

C. Jefferson Stafford (R)Harry N. Foglesong (D)