1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 39
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
John S. Joannou (D) won with 34.6% of the vote, defeating F. B. Kirsch III (D) by 3.1 points.
John S. JoannouDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.6%5,061
L. Cleaves ManningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.8%4,950
F. B. Kirsch IIIDemocrat
31.5%4,613
14,624 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET