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1989Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1989 election for Virginia House District 12

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Thomas G. Baker Jr. (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating A. Carole Pratt (D) by 8.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Thomas G. Baker Jr.Republican · winner
54.3%8,651
45.5%7,251
15,925 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 1989

Races before and after

EvenD+13.31982D+28.01985D+7.21987R+8.81989D+14.41991

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