1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia House District 96
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Shirley F. Cooper (D) won re-election with 60.6% of the vote, defeating James B. Freeman (R) by 21.2 points.
Shirley F. CooperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%7,764
James B. FreemanRepublican
39.4%5,051
12,815 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)