1977Final results
1977 election for Virginia House District 13
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Mary Sue Terry (D), A. L. Philpott (D) and Claude V. Swanson (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsMary Sue TerryDemocrat · winner
22.8%16,639
A. L. PhilpottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.5%16,431
Claude V. SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.5%14,994
Fred D. Smith Jr.Independent
18.9%13,775
Frederic M. IngramRepublican
13.5%9,886
Robert Warren GoreIndependent
1.8%1,320
73,047 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)
The candidates
Mary Sue Terry (D)A. L. Philpott (D)Claude V. Swanson (D)Fred D. Smith Jr. (I)Frederic M. Ingram (R)
Also on the ballot: Robert Warren Gore (Independent), 1.8%