1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Virginia's 3rd District
U.S. House · Virginia
Tom Bliley (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating John A. Mapp (D) by 19.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tom BlileyRepublican · winner
51.6%96,524
John A. MappDemocrat
32.6%60,962
Howard H. CarwileIndependent
10.5%19,549
James B. TurneyIndependent
5.3%9,852
186,912 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John A. MappTom Bliley
$16.6K
Raised by the campaign
$263.1K
$17.6K
Spent by the campaign
$259.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: James B. Turney $10.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980