2005Final results
2005 election for Virginia House District 51
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Michele B. McQuigg (R) won re-election with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Earnest W. Porta Jr. (D) by 7.8 points.
Michele B. McQuiggRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%8,313
Earnest W. Porta Jr.Democrat
46.1%7,107
15,420 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 2005
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)