1981Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for Virginia House District 20
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Thomas M. Moncure Jr. (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Lewis P. Fickett Jr. (D) by 9.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Thomas M. Moncure Jr.Republican · winner
54.5%7,429
Lewis P. Fickett Jr.Democrat · incumbent
45.5%6,196
13,625 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)