1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 49
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
L. Karen Darner (D) won re-election with 62.1% of the vote, defeating S. K. Bushue (R) by 24.2 points.
L. Karen DarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%8,745
S. K. BushueRepublican
37.9%5,342
14,087 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)