1979Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 17
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Eva F. Scott (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating James T. Edmunds (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Eva F. ScottRepublican · winner
50.8%18,331
James T. EdmundsDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%17,745
36,077 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET