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1977Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election

1977 special election for Virginia Senate District 24

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Frank W. Nolen (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating H. Braxton Green (R) by 22.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Frank W. NolenDemocrat · winner
61.0%9,204
H. Braxton GreenRepublican
39.0%5,885
15,093 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 1977

Races before and after

EvenD+1.71974 special electionR+12.61975D+22.01977 special electionD+21.41979

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

The candidates

Frank W. Nolen (D)H. Braxton Green (R)