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1999Final results

1999 election for Virginia Senate District 35

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Richard L. Saslaw (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating R. H. Neitz (R) by 17.1 points.

Richard L. SaslawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%19,257
R. H. NeitzRepublican
40.6%13,554
D. D. GoodeIndependent
1.8%611
33,422 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

EvenD+16.71983D+20.51991D+14.11995D+17.11999D+25.72011D+35.62023

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Richard L. Saslaw (D)R. H. Neitz (R)

Also on the ballot: D. D. Goode (Independent), 1.8%