1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Virginia House District 19
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Warren E. Barry (R), Robert E. Harris (R), James E. Dillard (R), Gladys B. Keating (D) and Lawrence D. Pratt (R) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsWarren E. BarryRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.4%30,142
Robert E. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.6%28,451
James E. DillardRepublican · winner
12.4%27,891
Gladys B. KeatingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.9%26,875
Lawrence D. PrattRepublican · winner
10.4%23,500
Robert L. ThoburnRepublican · incumbent
9.8%22,091
David L. Temple Jr.Democrat
8.4%18,800
Beverly J. SchwarzDemocrat
7.5%16,895
Jane M. KingDemocrat
7.4%16,573
Charles E. KaufmanDemocrat
6.1%13,800
225,025 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)