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1977Final results

1977 election for Virginia House District 5

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Jefferson Stafford (R) won re-election with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Harry N. Foglesong (D) by 9.9 points.

C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%7,925
Harry N. FoglesongDemocrat
45.1%6,502
14,428 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

EvenR+20.41973R+8.11975R+9.91977R+6.71979D+2.71981

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

The candidates

C. Jefferson Stafford (R)Harry N. Foglesong (D)