1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 40
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John Chalkley Buchanan (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating C. Eugene Compton (R) by 26.3 points.
John Chalkley BuchananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%28,685
C. Eugene ComptonRepublican
36.8%16,731
45,416 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