1982Final resultsSpecial election
1982 special election for Virginia House District 40
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Robert E. Harris (R) won re-election with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Thoburn (R) by 18.3 points.
Robert E. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%1,494
Robert L. ThoburnRepublican
40.8%1,031
2,525 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)