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2013Final results

2013 election for Virginia House District 78

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Jay Leftwich (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Linda L. Bryant (D) by 18.0 points.

Jay LeftwichRepublican · winner
57.1%13,770
39.1%9,430
Dan J. FosterLibertarian
3.7%889
24,112 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 2013

Races before and after

EvenR+18.02013R+32.12021

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

The candidates

Jay Leftwich (R)Linda L. Bryant (D)

Also on the ballot: Dan J. Foster (Libertarian), 3.7%