1982Final results
1982 election for Virginia House District 23
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Royston Jester III (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Elliott L. Shearer (D) by 5.8 points.
Royston Jester IIIRepublican · winner
52.9%7,830
Elliott L. ShearerDemocrat
47.1%6,978
14,811 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)