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1997Final results

1997 election for Virginia House District 86

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Donald L. Williams (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Beverly B. Graeber (R) by 0.2 points.

Donald L. WilliamsDemocrat · winner
50.1%2,473
49.9%2,465
4,938 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

EvenD+14.51995D+0.21997D+10.31999R+26.02001

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)