1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia House District 82
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. R. Obrien (R) won re-election with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Joan W. Gibson (D) by 41.6 points.
W. R. ObrienRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%8,646
Joan W. GibsonDemocrat
29.1%3,559
12,214 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)