1981Final results

1981 Republican primary for Virginia House District 34

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

John C. Watkins (R) won with 27.9% of the vote, defeating William H. Hurd (R) by 11.3 points.

John C. WatkinsRepublican · winner
27.9%4,435
George W. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.3%3,545
Robert E. RussellRepublican · winner
22.1%3,522
William H. HurdRepublican
16.6%2,632
11.1%1,769
15,903 votes

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