1981Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for Virginia House District 50
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
John H. Rust Jr. (R), Dorothy McDiarmid (D) and Kenneth Plum (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJohn H. Rust Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
23.0%26,111
Dorothy McDiarmidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.3%23,074
Kenneth PlumDemocrat · winner
20.2%22,863
George C. Landrith Jr.Republican
18.5%21,010
John S. BuckleyRepublican · incumbent
17.9%20,339
113,401 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)