1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia House District 23
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Elise B. Heinz (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Curtis Vancarter (IND) by 58.1 points.
Elise B. HeinzDemocrat · winner
79.0%23,380
Curtis VancarterIndependent
21.0%6,200
29,592 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)