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1989Final results

1989 election for Virginia House District 39

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Alan E. Mayer (D) won re-election with 56.2% of the vote, defeating R. R. Dively Jr. (R) by 12.5 points.

Alan E. MayerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%9,700
43.7%7,547
17,251 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+39.51983D+25.81985D+20.51986 special electionD+14.21987D+12.51989D+9.41991

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