1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Virginia House District 40
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. R. Obrien (R), Owen Pickett (D) and Glenn McClanan (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsW. R. ObrienRepublican · winner
20.2%18,721
Owen PickettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.6%18,159
Glenn McClananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.4%16,169
Bernard G. BarrowDemocrat · incumbent
17.0%15,746
Julie L. SmithRepublican
14.9%13,871
Gene A. WoolardRepublican
10.9%10,157
92,823 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)