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1985Final results

1985 election for Virginia House District 45

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Marian A. Vanlandingham (D) won re-election with 60.6% of the vote, defeating John F. Sargent Jr. (R) by 21.1 points.

Marian A. VanlandinghamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%7,990
39.4%5,202
13,193 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

EvenD+19.11982D+23.31983D+21.11985D+25.21987D+31.11989

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