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1982Final results

1982 election for Virginia House District 1

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Ford C. Quillen (D) won re-election with 61.4% of the vote, defeating James E. Jennings (R) by 22.8 points.

Ford C. QuillenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%10,044
38.6%6,309
16,353 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+22.81982D+27.41985D+14.11987

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)