1977Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1977 election for Virginia House District 19
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Warren E. Barry (R), Robert E. Harris (R), Gladys B. Keating (D), Richard L. Saslaw (D) and Robert L. Thoburn (R) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsWarren E. BarryRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.7%34,492
Robert E. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.0%32,548
Gladys B. KeatingDemocrat · winner
11.4%30,962
Richard L. SaslawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%29,256
Robert L. ThoburnRepublican · winner
10.4%28,436
Thomas Jefferson RothrockDemocrat · incumbent
10.2%27,738
Lawrence D. PrattRepublican
9.8%26,787
John W. Adams Jr.Republican
8.4%22,954
V. L. Lee Strang Jr.Democrat
6.8%18,638
Michael Patrick LeahyDemocrat
6.6%17,907
William P. Whalen Jr.Independent
0.9%2,375
272,135 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 1977
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)