1981Final results
1981 election for Virginia House District 39
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
John S. Joannou (D) and L. Cleaves Manning (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJohn S. JoannouDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.0%15,417
L. Cleaves ManningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.8%13,365
S. Delacy StithIndependent
27.2%10,739
39,524 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
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)