2005Final results
2005 election for Virginia House District 56
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. R. Janis (R) won re-election with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Peter L. Defur (D) by 26.1 points.
W. R. JanisRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%17,565
Peter L. DefurDemocrat
37.0%10,299
27,864 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 2005
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)