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1989Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1989 election for Virginia House District 68

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

E. C. Eck Jr. (D) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating E. Hatcher Crenshaw Jr. (R) by 1.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

E. C. Eck Jr.Democrat · winner
48.1%9,130
E. Hatcher Crenshaw Jr.Republican · incumbent
46.5%8,826
Roger L. CoffeyIndependent
5.3%1,009
18,966 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

EvenR+3.31982R+2.01986 special electionD+1.61989R+32.21991

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