1985Final results
1985 election for Virginia House District 40
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Robert E. Harris (R) won re-election with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Vernon H. Miles Sr. (D) by 26.3 points.
Robert E. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%9,390
Vernon H. Miles Sr.Democrat
36.9%5,484
14,875 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)