1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 45
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Marian A. Vanlandingham (D) won re-election with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Ross B. Bell (R) by 33.9 points.
Marian A. VanlandinghamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%12,136
Ross B. BellRepublican
33.0%5,988
18,124 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 1997
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)