1975Final results
1975 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 18
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Dorothy McDiarmid (D) won with 18.7% of the vote, defeating Lauretta Newport (D) by 4.8 points.
Dorothy McDiarmidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.7%10,415
Raymond VickeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.1%10,079
Carrington WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.8%9,950
Kenneth PlumDemocrat · winner
17.1%9,519
Harold ValentineDemocrat · winner
14.5%8,064
Lauretta NewportDemocrat
13.9%7,760
55,787 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET