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1983Final results

1983 election for Virginia Senate District 7

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Clarence A. Holland (D) won with 43.8% of the vote, defeating Meyera E. Oberndorf (Ind) by 14.2 points.

Clarence A. HollandDemocrat · winner
43.8%9,432
29.7%6,381
26.5%5,699
21,518 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

EvenR+11.71995R+18.52003R+8.42015R+0.92019D+1.82023 special electionR+51.52023

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