1981Final results
1981 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Mary Sue Terry (D) and A. L. Philpott (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsMary Sue TerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.2%17,443
A. L. PhilpottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.2%16,561
Benjamin M. CragunRepublican
21.5%9,330
43,338 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)