2009Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2009 election for Virginia House District 51
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Richard L. Anderson (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Nichols (D) by 1.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Richard L. AndersonRepublican · winner
50.8%7,940
Paul F. NicholsDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%7,671
15,636 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 2009
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)