1991Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1991 election for Virginia House District 53
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
James M. Scott (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating David G. Sanders (R) by 0.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
James M. ScottDemocrat · winner
50.0%6,493
David G. SandersRepublican
50.0%6,492
12,985 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)