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1983Final results

1983 election for Virginia Senate District 39

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

James P. Jones (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Charles D. Counts (R) by 32.8 points.

James P. JonesDemocrat · winner
66.4%27,090
33.6%13,717
40,809 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

EvenD+6.01975D+24.71979D+16.51983 special electionD+32.81983R+0.11987D+5.91995

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET