1985Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1985 election for Virginia House District 38
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Leslie L. Byrne (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Gwendalyn F. Cody (R) by 10.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Leslie L. ByrneDemocrat · winner
55.0%8,497
Gwendalyn F. CodyRepublican · incumbent
45.0%6,941
15,438 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)