1981Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for Virginia House District 21
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Bernard S. Cohen (D) and Marian A. Vanlandingham (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsBernard S. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%13,644
Marian A. VanlandinghamDemocrat · winner
26.4%12,797
David G. SpeckRepublican · incumbent
24.7%11,978
Elizabeth C. McCannRepublican
20.8%10,091
48,514 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)