1979Final results

1979 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 35

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 35
Start: 1979-06-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Richard L. Saslaw (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Jean R. Packard (D) by 20.2 points.

Richard L. SaslawDemocrat · winner

60.1%2,653

39.9%1,761

4,414 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET