1999Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1999 election for Virginia House District 7
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. B. Keister (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara M. Chrisley (R) by 17.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
W. B. KeisterDemocrat · winner
53.2%7,873
Barbara M. ChrisleyRepublican
35.7%5,274
W. R. MeyerIndependent
7.4%1,090
J. H. McClungIndependent
3.7%551
14,788 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
W. B. Keister (D)Barbara M. Chrisley (R)W. R. Meyer (I)
Also on the ballot: J. H. McClung (Independent), 3.7%