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1989Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1989 election for Virginia House District 66

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

M. Kirkland Cox (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating John G. Dicks III (D) by 5.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

M. Kirkland CoxRepublican · winner
52.5%10,460
John G. Dicks IIIDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%9,468
19,936 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+0.71982D+24.31983R+5.01989R+35.21991

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

The candidates

M. Kirkland Cox (R)John G. Dicks III (D)