1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1978 special election for Virginia Senate District 28
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John H. Chichester (R) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating H. R. Humphreys Jr. (D) by 4.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
John H. ChichesterRepublican · winner
48.2%17,376
H. R. Humphreys Jr.Democrat
44.1%15,886
M. A. FaganIndependent
7.7%2,793
36,057 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)