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1983Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 election for Virginia House District 67

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

N. Leslie Saunders Jr. (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating George W. Jones (R) by 2.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

N. Leslie Saunders Jr.Democrat · winner
51.1%4,884
George W. JonesRepublican · incumbent
48.9%4,675
9,562 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

EvenR+13.21982D+2.21983R+2.31987R+10.61989

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

The candidates

N. Leslie Saunders Jr. (D)George W. Jones (R)