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1977Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1977 election for Virginia House District 21

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Gary R. Myers (R) and Richard R. G. Hobson (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Gary R. MyersRepublican · winner
35.6%12,326
Richard R. G. HobsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.8%12,049
James M. ThomsonDemocrat · incumbent
29.6%10,243
34,620 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+17.51973D+3.21975R+9.21977D+3.31979D+3.31981

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

The candidates

Gary R. Myers (R)Richard R. G. Hobson (D)James M. Thomson (D)