1985Final results
1985 election for Virginia House District 96
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Shirley F. Cooper (D) won re-election with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Cynthia C. Bates (R) by 9.3 points.
Shirley F. CooperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%7,658
Cynthia C. BatesRepublican
45.4%6,358
14,016 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)