1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 59
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Watkins M. Abbitt Jr. (D) won re-election with 65.5% of the vote, defeating D. H. Gardner (R) by 30.9 points.
Watkins M. Abbitt Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%11,329
D. H. GardnerRepublican
34.5%5,979
17,308 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)