1981Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1981 election for Virginia House District 47
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Thomas E. Glascock (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Macduff III (R) by 6.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Thomas E. GlascockDemocrat · winner
53.3%23,962
Charles H. Macduff IIIRepublican
46.7%20,989
44,953 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)