1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Robert Dobyns (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating W. Ward Teel (R) by 13.3 points.
J. Robert DobynsDemocrat · winner
56.7%8,134
W. Ward TeelRepublican · incumbent
43.3%6,219
14,353 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)