1985Final results
1985 election for Virginia House District 1
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Ford C. Quillen (D) won re-election with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Gary E. Waddell (R) by 27.4 points.
Ford C. QuillenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%8,405
Gary E. WaddellRepublican
36.3%4,786
13,191 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 1985
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)