1975Final results
1975 election for Virginia House District 42
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joseph William Obrien Jr. (D) won re-election with 71.7% of the vote, defeating J. Shermer Garrison III (R) by 43.4 points.
Joseph William Obrien Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%26,615
J. Shermer Garrison IIIRepublican
28.3%10,493
37,110 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)