1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 40
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) won re-election with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Greene (D) by 38.4 points.
James Kenneth Obrien Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
69.2%14,738
Robert C. GreeneDemocrat
30.8%6,552
21,290 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)