1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 5
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. H. Tate Jr. (D) won re-election with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Barnes Lee Kidd (R) by 2.7 points.
J. H. Tate Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%8,656
Barnes Lee KiddRepublican
48.7%8,205
16,861 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)