1982Final resultsIncumbent defeatedSpecial election

1982 special election for Virginia House District 88

Name: 1982 special election for Virginia House District 88
Start: 1982-09-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Thomas W. Moss Jr. (D) won re-election with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Edythe C. Harrison (D) by 6.7 points.

Thomas W. Moss Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

53.3%4,080

Edythe C. HarrisonDemocrat · incumbent

46.7%3,571

7,651 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET