1986Final resultsSpecial election
1986 special election for Virginia House District 81
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Glenn R. Croshaw (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Melvin M. Spence (R) by 13.3 points.
Glenn R. CroshawDemocrat · winner
56.6%2,971
Melvin M. SpenceRepublican
43.3%2,274
5,249 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)