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1981Final results

1981 election for Virginia House District 24

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Mitchell Vanyahres (D) and James B. Murray (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Mitchell VanyahresDemocrat · winner
41.2%15,273
James B. MurrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.2%14,912
Donal B. DayIndependent
18.3%6,787
37,064 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

Races before and after

EvenD+3.61973D+10.91975D+12.11977

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

The candidates

Mitchell Vanyahres (D)James B. Murray (D)Donal B. Day (I)