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2005Final results

2005 election for Virginia House District 82

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Harry R. Purkey (R) won re-election with 71.1% of the vote, defeating John O. Parmele Jr. (IND) by 42.1 points.

Harry R. PurkeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.1%14,339
28.9%5,838
20,177 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

EvenR+21.52007R+25.32009

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