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1997Final results

1997 election for Virginia House District 91

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

I. V. Behm Jr. (D) won re-election with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond S. Erickson Jr. (R) by 41.0 points.

I. V. Behm Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%10,609
Raymond S. Erickson Jr.Republican
29.5%4,443
15,052 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+9.11993D+4.01995D+41.01997R+10.41999

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

The candidates

I. V. Behm Jr. (D)Raymond S. Erickson Jr. (R)