1977Final results
1977 election for Virginia House District 47
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Calvin G. Sanford (R) won re-election with 53.8% of the vote, defeating W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (D) by 7.6 points.
Calvin G. SanfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%7,743
W. Tayloe Murphy Jr.Democrat
46.2%6,647
14,390 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)