1983Final resultsSpecial election
1983 special election for Virginia Senate District 39
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
James P. Jones (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Billy W. Frazier (R) by 16.5 points.
James P. JonesDemocrat · winner
58.3%14,085
Billy W. FrazierRepublican
41.7%10,095
24,180 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)