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1976 Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Paul S. Trible Jr. won the 1976 Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Paul S. Trible Jr. received 71,789 popular votes (48.56%). The main challenger was Robert E. Quinn (47.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Quinn

Jr. +1.1 pts · won by 1,630 votes
Paul S. Trible Jr.RepublicanWINNER48.56%
71,789 votes
Robert E. QuinnDemocratic47.45%
70,159 votes
Mary B. McClaineIndependent3.98%
5,887 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.