1977Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1977 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 49

Name: 1977 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 49
Start: 1977-06-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Bobby Scott (D) won with 29.3% of the vote, defeating Lewis A. McMurran Jr. (D) by 7.3 points.

Bobby ScottDemocrat · winner

29.3%11,389

Alan DiamonsteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent

25.1%9,736

Theodore V. Morrison Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

23.5%9,131

22.1%8,572

38,828 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET