1985Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1985 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 59

Name: 1985 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 59
Start: 1985-06-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Watkins M. Abbitt Jr. (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Claude W. Anderson (D) by 9.4 points.

54.7%6,600

Claude W. AndersonDemocrat · incumbent

45.3%5,467

12,067 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET