1997Final results
1997 election for Virginia House District 79
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
John S. Joannou (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating D. R. Evans (R) by 5.8 points.
John S. JoannouDemocrat · winner
52.9%8,780
D. R. EvansRepublican
47.1%7,813
16,593 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)