1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia House District 13
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Mary Sue Terry (D), A. L. Philpott (D) and Claude V. Swanson (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsMary Sue TerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.3%23,730
A. L. PhilpottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%22,010
Claude V. SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.8%19,820
Charles R. HawkinsRepublican
13.8%12,030
J. Randolph Smith Jr.Republican
10.7%9,338
86,934 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)