2009Final results
2009 election for Virginia House District 82
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Harry R. Purkey (R) won re-election with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Peter W. Schmidt (D) by 25.3 points.
Harry R. PurkeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%12,768
Peter W. SchmidtDemocrat
35.1%7,426
John O. Parmele Jr.Independent
4.4%940
21,142 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)