1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia House District 46
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Bernard S. Cohen (D) won re-election with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Gardner (R) by 10.6 points.
Bernard S. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%4,604
Robert M. GardnerRepublican
44.7%3,723
8,329 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)