1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 25
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
J. Harry Michael Jr. (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Lynwood Coffman (Ind) by 62.4 points.
J. Harry Michael Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%21,641
Robert Lynwood CoffmanIndependent
18.8%5,000
26,655 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