1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 28
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John H. Chichester (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Ackerman (D) by 26.9 points.
John H. ChichesterRepublican · winner
63.4%22,640
Robert W. AckermanDemocrat
36.6%13,050
35,697 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