1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 34
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Adelard L. Brault (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating John M. Thoburn (R) by 11.4 points.
Adelard L. BraultDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%11,204
John M. ThoburnRepublican
44.3%8,902
20,106 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