2009Final results
2009 election for Virginia House District 39
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Vivian Watts (D) won re-election with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph G. Bury (R) by 16.9 points.
Vivian WattsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%10,391
Joseph G. BuryRepublican
39.5%7,281
Matt J. CholkoLibertarian
3.1%580
James L. LeslieGreen
0.9%170
18,437 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 2009
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Vivian Watts (D)Joseph G. Bury (R)
Also on the ballot: Matt J. Cholko (Libertarian), 3.1%; James L. Leslie (Green), 0.9%