1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 16
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Elmon T. Gray (D) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating L. Chester Carter (Ind) by 65.4 points.
Elmon T. GrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.7%22,398
L. Chester CarterIndependent
17.3%4,682
27,080 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET