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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Virginia House District 68

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Joseph B. Benedetti (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Walter H. Emroch (D) by 3.3 points.

Joseph B. BenedettiRepublican · winner
51.6%9,565
Walter H. EmrochDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%8,952
18,525 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

EvenR+3.31982R+2.01986 special electionD+1.61989

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Joseph B. Benedetti (R)Walter H. Emroch (D)