1991Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1991 election for Virginia Senate District 40
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William C. Wampler Jr. (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating J. Jack Kennedy Jr. (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William C. Wampler Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
52.4%28,288
J. Jack Kennedy Jr.Democrat
47.6%25,737
54,025 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 1991
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET