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1980 Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

G. Wiliam Whitehurst won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. G. Wiliam Whitehurst received 97,319 popular votes (89.84%). The main challenger was Kenneth P. Morrison (10.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Whitehurst and Morrison

Whitehurst +79.7 pts · won by 86,316 votes
G. Wiliam WhitehurstRepublicanWINNER89.84%
97,319 votes
Kenneth P. MorrisonIndependent10.16%
11,003 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.