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1991Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1991 election for Virginia House District 18

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Creigh Deeds (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) by 14.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Creigh DeedsDemocrat · winner
57.1%10,687
Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr.Republican · incumbent
42.9%8,039
18,726 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 1991

The seat's recent races

EvenR+6.21989D+14.11991

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)