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1979Final results

1979 election for Virginia House District 17

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Alson H. Smith Jr. (D) and Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Alson H. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
39.6%15,652
Raymond R. Guest Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
39.4%15,589
Kenneth Y. StilesRepublican
21.0%8,298
39,541 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

EvenD+28.61973D+30.71979R+7.31981

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

The candidates

Alson H. Smith Jr. (D)Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R)Kenneth Y. Stiles (R)