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1995Final results

1995 election for Virginia House District 59

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Watkins M. Abbitt Jr. (D) won re-election with 60.1% of the vote, defeating D. H. Gardner (R) by 24.3 points.

Watkins M. Abbitt Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%11,987
D. H. GardnerRepublican
35.8%7,132
J. L. Ford Jr.Independent
4.1%825
19,944 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

Races before and after

EvenD+24.31995D+30.91997

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

The candidates

Watkins M. Abbitt Jr. (D)D. H. Gardner (R)

Also on the ballot: J. L. Ford Jr. (Independent), 4.1%