1977Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1977 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joseph P. Crouch (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Elliott (D) by 10.4 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Joseph P. CrouchRepublican · winner
55.2%6,589
Richard W. ElliottDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%5,343
11,932 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)