1982Final results
1982 election for Virginia House District 83
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joseph William Obrien Jr. (D) won re-election with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel H. Templeton (R) by 9.4 points.
Joseph William Obrien Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%5,488
Daniel H. TempletonRepublican
45.3%4,543
10,032 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)