1981Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for Virginia House District 5
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joan H. Munford (D), C. Jefferson Stafford (R) and W. Ward Teel (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJoan H. MunfordDemocrat · winner
25.8%20,496
C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.2%19,998
W. Ward TeelRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.5%19,488
Jerry H. GeislerRepublican · incumbent
24.4%19,405
79,401 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)