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1982Final results

1982 election for Virginia House District 85

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Julie L. Smith (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating F. Gordon Harper (R) by 1.3 points.

Julie L. SmithDemocrat · winner
48.7%6,231
F. Gordon HarperRepublican
47.3%6,062
Charles L. BowmanIndependent
3.9%505
12,805 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

EvenD+1.31982R+11.01983R+38.11985

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

The candidates

Julie L. Smith (D)F. Gordon Harper (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles L. Bowman (Independent), 3.9%