1985Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1985 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 80

Name: 1985 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 80
Start: 1985-06-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Kenneth R. Melvin (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating L. Cleaves Manning (D) by 4.0 points.

Kenneth R. MelvinDemocrat · winner

52.0%4,150

L. Cleaves ManningDemocrat · incumbent

48.0%3,834

7,984 votes

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