1979Flipped from independentFinal resultsSpecial election
1979 special election for Virginia House District 31
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
R. Beasley Jones (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. H. Irby (R) by 7.5 points.
R. Beasley JonesDemocrat · winner
53.8%6,634
Joseph M. H. IrbyRepublican
46.2%5,706
12,341 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)