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1983Final results

1983 election for Virginia House District 5

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Jefferson Stafford (R) won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, defeating F. H. Combs (D) by 5.7 points.

C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%8,510
F. H. CombsDemocrat
47.2%7,596
16,106 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 1983

Races before and after

EvenR+4.61982R+5.71983R+19.11987D+22.31991

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

The candidates

C. Jefferson Stafford (R)F. H. Combs (D)