1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 31
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Jay K. Katzen (R) won re-election with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Asciolla (D) by 31.9 points.
Jay K. KatzenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%11,529
Paul J. AsciollaDemocrat
31.2%5,703
Robert A. BuchananIndependent
5.6%1,024
18,256 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 1997
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)