1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 21
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
J. Granger Macfarlane (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Ray L. Garland (R) by 5.3 points.
J. Granger MacfarlaneDemocrat · winner
52.6%14,776
Ray L. GarlandRepublican · incumbent
47.3%13,291
28,074 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