1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 17
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
R. Edward Houck (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick M. McSweeney (R) by 9.1 points.
R. Edward HouckDemocrat · winner
54.5%20,526
Patrick M. McSweeneyRepublican
45.5%17,113
37,642 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