1979Final results
1979 Republican primary for Virginia Senate District 34
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John M. Thoburn (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Cynthia S. Newman (R) by 8.2 points.
John M. ThoburnRepublican · winner
54.1%2,043
Cynthia S. NewmanRepublican
45.9%1,733
3,776 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET