1981Final results
1981 election for Virginia House District 38
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Owen Pickett (D), W. R. Obrien (R), Glenn McClanan (D), Melvin M. Spence (R) and Joseph William Obrien Jr. (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsOwen PickettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.4%31,653
W. R. ObrienRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.1%30,900
Glenn McClananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.3%26,599
Melvin M. SpenceRepublican · winner
9.9%23,316
Joseph William Obrien Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
9.4%22,211
Robert G. JonesDemocrat
9.1%21,457
Carter R. Anderson Jr.Republican
8.8%20,676
Julie L. SmithDemocrat
8.7%20,559
Robert L. Simpson Jr.Republican
8.3%19,602
James H. CampbellRepublican
7.3%17,160
Charles L. BowmanIndependent
0.9%2,098
236,234 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 1981
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)