1989Final results
1989 election for Virginia House District 23
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
E. R. Harris Jr. (D) won re-election with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Stephen D. Newman (R) by 4.2 points.
E. R. Harris Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%8,474
Stephen D. NewmanRepublican
47.9%7,787
16,264 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)