1985Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1985 election for Virginia House District 27
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Paul C. Cline (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Phoebe M. Orebaugh (R) by 6.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Paul C. ClineDemocrat · winner
53.2%6,074
Phoebe M. OrebaughRepublican · incumbent
46.8%5,348
11,423 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)