1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia House District 51
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
George W. Grayson (D) won re-election with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Barbara C. Murphy (R) by 20.7 points.
George W. GraysonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%9,210
Barbara C. MurphyRepublican
39.6%6,045
15,256 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)