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1999Final results

1999 election for Virginia House District 5

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

J. H. Tate Jr. (D) won re-election with 55.6% of the vote, defeating J. S. Hurley Jr. (R) by 11.1 points.

J. H. Tate Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%10,410
44.4%8,323
18,733 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 1999

Races before and after

EvenR+19.01993D+4.31995D+2.71997D+11.11999R+17.82001

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