1985Final results
1985 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Robert Dobyns (D) won re-election with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Lewis R. Sheckler (R) by 28.0 points.
J. Robert DobynsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%8,407
Lewis R. ShecklerRepublican
36.0%4,728
13,135 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 1985
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)