1981Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for Virginia House District 17
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Kenneth B. Rollins (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Earl E. Bell (D) by 7.3 points.
Kenneth B. RollinsRepublican · winner
53.6%7,996
Earl E. BellDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%6,913
14,909 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)