1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia House District 83
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Joseph William Obrien Jr. (D) won re-election with 56.0% of the vote, defeating G. A. Anderson (R) by 12.1 points.
Joseph William Obrien Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%4,245
G. A. AndersonRepublican
43.9%3,328
7,576 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)