1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 48
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Robert H. Brink (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating S. John Massoud (R) by 21.9 points.
Robert H. BrinkDemocrat · winner
57.8%11,510
S. John MassoudRepublican
35.9%7,156
R. D. SmithOther party
6.2%1,242
19,908 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)