1977Final results
1977 election for Virginia House District 23
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Elise B. Heinz (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Shafran (R) by 6.2 points.
Elise B. HeinzDemocrat · winner
53.1%30,311
Thomas G. ShafranRepublican
46.9%26,767
57,079 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)