1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia House District 42
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joseph William Obrien Jr. (D) won re-election with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John T. Early (R) by 22.4 points.
Joseph William Obrien Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%32,934
John T. EarlyRepublican
38.8%20,882
53,820 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)