1977Final results
1977 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 18
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Dorothy McDiarmid (D) won with 16.7% of the vote, defeating Lauretta Newport (D) by 6.8 points.
Dorothy McDiarmidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.7%16,624
Raymond VickeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%15,657
Kenneth PlumDemocrat · winner
13.3%13,201
Barbara W. WeissDemocrat · winner
11.1%11,053
Karetta Browning HubbardDemocrat · winner
10.1%10,001
Lauretta NewportDemocrat
9.9%9,850
Richard M. RiemerDemocrat
6.4%6,399
Embry Cobb RuckerDemocrat
6.2%6,209
John D. ScalamontiDemocrat
5.4%5,372
Gary P. EklundDemocrat
5.0%4,982
99,348 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET