1977Final results
1977 election for Virginia House District 1
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Ford C. Quillen (D) and Orby L. Cantrell (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsFord C. QuillenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.0%14,950
Orby L. CantrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.4%14,733
Gordon Neal DiemRepublican
24.6%9,698
39,384 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)