1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia House District 49
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Theodore V. Morrison Jr. (D), Alan Diamonstein (D) and Bobby Scott (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsTheodore V. Morrison Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%18,222
Alan DiamonsteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.7%17,988
Bobby ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.8%15,412
David L. ShortRepublican
17.8%11,562
M. E. SimerlyIndependent
2.6%1,675
64,859 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)
The candidates
Theodore V. Morrison Jr. (D)Alan Diamonstein (D)Bobby Scott (D)David L. Short (R)
Also on the ballot: M. E. Simerly (Independent), 2.6%