1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia House District 45
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
L. Ray Ashworth (D) won re-election with 63.4% of the vote, defeating James W. Johnson (IND) by 26.7 points.
L. Ray AshworthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%8,414
James W. JohnsonIndependent
36.6%4,865
13,280 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET