1985Final results
1985 election for Virginia House District 39
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Vivian Watts (D) won re-election with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Murphy (R) by 25.8 points.
Vivian WattsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%8,556
Robert E. MurphyRepublican
37.1%5,049
13,606 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)