1982Final results
1982 election for Virginia House District 97
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Edwin H. Ragsdale (R) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Lee E. Williams (D) by 4.6 points.
Edwin H. RagsdaleRepublican · winner
48.3%7,010
Lee E. WilliamsDemocrat
43.7%6,346
Inez Crump MihalcoeIndependent
8.0%1,163
14,519 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)