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1995Final results

1995 election for Virginia House District 56

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

V. Earl Dickinson (D) won re-election with 56.8% of the vote, defeating F. W. Harkrader III (R) by 13.5 points.

V. Earl DickinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%13,265
F. W. Harkrader IIIRepublican
43.2%10,101
23,366 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 1995

The seat's recent races

EvenD+2.41993D+13.51995

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

The candidates

V. Earl Dickinson (D)F. W. Harkrader III (R)