1983Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Virginia House District 97
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
George W. Grayson (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Edwin H. Ragsdale (R) by 15.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
George W. GraysonDemocrat · winner
57.9%8,875
Edwin H. RagsdaleRepublican · incumbent
42.1%6,459
15,335 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)