1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 40
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John Chalkley Buchanan (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating H. Ronnie Montgomery (R) by 2.9 points.
John Chalkley BuchananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%20,540
H. Ronnie MontgomeryRepublican
48.5%19,380
39,921 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