2009Final results
2009 election for Virginia House District 56
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. R. Janis (R) won re-election with 69.7% of the vote, defeating James O. Towey (D) by 39.4 points.
W. R. JanisRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%19,989
James O. ToweyDemocrat
30.2%8,673
28,695 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)