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1983Final results

1983 election for Virginia House District 56

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

V. Earl Dickinson (D) won re-election with 70.8% of the vote, defeating James T. Taylor (R) by 41.6 points.

V. Earl DickinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%10,946
James T. TaylorRepublican
29.2%4,513
15,460 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET