1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 35
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Jeannemarie A. Devolitesdavis (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating George E. Lovelace (D) by 4.7 points.
Jeannemarie A. DevolitesdavisRepublican · winner
51.3%11,233
George E. LovelaceDemocrat
46.6%10,202
Marta S. HowardIndependent
2.1%457
21,892 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)
The candidates
Jeannemarie A. Devolitesdavis (R)George E. Lovelace (D)
Also on the ballot: Marta S. Howard (Independent), 2.1%