1979Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 2
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Herbert B. Bateman (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating C. B. Covington Jr. (D) by 3.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Herbert B. BatemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%10,972
C. B. Covington Jr.Democrat
48.5%10,324
21,297 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