1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 19
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
W. Onico Barker (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Coleman Bennett Yeatts (D) by 11.2 points.
W. Onico BarkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%19,388
Coleman Bennett YeattsDemocrat
44.4%15,488
34,876 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