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1982 election for Virginia House District 51

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

David G. Brickley (D) won re-election with 62.4% of the vote, defeating F. Clancy McQuigg (R) by 24.9 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

David G. BrickleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%6,915
37.6%4,158
11,073 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+24.91982D+34.71985D+29.61989

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