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1997Final results

1997 election for Virginia House District 39

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Vivian Watts (D) won re-election with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Matthews J. Kershes (R) by 27.2 points.

Vivian WattsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%10,519
Matthews J. KershesRepublican
34.3%5,865
C. W. LevyIndependent
4.1%696
17,080 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

EvenD+10.31993D+8.91995D+27.21997D+12.81999D+8.82001

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

The candidates

Vivian Watts (D)Matthews J. Kershes (R)

Also on the ballot: C. W. Levy (Independent), 4.1%