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1985Final results

1985 election for Virginia House District 26

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) won re-election with 67.1% of the vote, defeating W. Thomas Eavers (D) by 34.2 points.

Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
67.1%7,432
32.9%3,645
11,077 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+21.11982R+34.21985

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)