1989Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1989 election for Virginia House District 78
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Randy Forbes (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Willa S. Bazemore (D) by 27.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
J. Randy ForbesRepublican · winner
63.6%14,950
Willa S. BazemoreDemocrat
36.4%8,548
23,501 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET