1981Final results
1981 election for Virginia House District 43
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Lawrence M. Traylor (R) by 27.9 points.
W. Tayloe Murphy Jr.Democrat · winner
64.0%9,977
Lawrence M. TraylorRepublican
36.0%5,623
15,601 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET