1982Final results
1982 election for Virginia House District 5
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
C. Jefferson Stafford (R) won re-election with 52.3% of the vote, defeating C. D. Dunford (D) by 4.6 points.
C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%7,494
C. D. DunfordDemocrat
47.7%6,834
14,329 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)