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1997Final results

1997 election for Virginia House District 51

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

David G. Brickley (D) won re-election with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Debra A. Wilson (R) by 14.4 points.

David G. BrickleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%7,510
Debra A. WilsonRepublican
42.8%5,621
13,131 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

EvenD+7.81993D+17.01995D+14.41997R+11.11999R+30.32001

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