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1980 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr. won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr. received 96,524 popular votes (51.64%). The main challenger was John A. Mapp (32.62%).

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

Jr. +19.0 pts · won by 35,562 votes
Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr.RepublicanWINNER51.64%
96,524 votes
John A. MappDemocratic32.62%
60,962 votes
Howard H. CarwileIndependent10.46%
19,549 votes
James B. TurneyIndependent5.27%
9,852 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.