1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 26
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Nathan H. Miller (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating W. E. Schlabach (D) by 11.2 points.
Nathan H. MillerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%15,602
W. E. SchlabachDemocrat
44.4%12,452
28,054 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