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1981Final results

1981 election for Virginia House District 18

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) won re-election with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Catron (D) by 18.0 points.

Raymond R. Guest Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
59.0%8,619
41.0%5,987
14,607 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

EvenR+4.91973R+4.11975D+0.11977R+3.21979R+18.01981

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)