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1980 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election?

William C. Wampler won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election. William C. Wampler received 119,196 popular votes (69.35%). The main challenger was Roosevelt Ferguson (30.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Wampler and Ferguson

Wampler +38.7 pts · won by 66,560 votes
William C. WamplerRepublicanWINNER69.35%
119,196 votes
Roosevelt FergusonDemocratic30.63%
52,636 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.