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1985Final results

1985 election for Virginia House District 82

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Harry R. Purkey (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating R. Dean Lee (D) by 13.0 points.

Harry R. PurkeyRepublican · winner
56.5%9,243
R. Dean LeeDemocrat
43.5%7,116
16,362 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

EvenR+41.61983R+13.01985R+20.91991

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