1981Final resultsSpecial election
1981 special election for Virginia House District 26
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Mitchell Vanyahres (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Albro (R) by 4.3 points.
Mitchell VanyahresDemocrat · winner
49.3%7,228
Thomas E. AlbroRepublican
45.0%6,596
James L. FordIndependent
5.8%845
14,671 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 1981
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)