2007Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 election for Virginia Senate District 39
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
George L. Barker (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George L. BarkerDemocrat · winner
51.0%19,892
James Kenneth Obrien Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.0%19,131
39,023 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET