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2017Final results

2017 election for Virginia House District 59

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. Matthew Fariss (R) won re-election with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Tracy L. Carver (D) by 27.2 points.

C. Matthew FarissRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%15,758
34.1%8,773
David WadeballIndependent
3.4%863
1.2%297
25,691 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 2017

Races before and after

EvenR+11.82011R+27.22017R+26.52019R+32.32021

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

The candidates

C. Matthew Fariss (R)Tracy L. Carver (D)

Also on the ballot: David Wadeball (Independent), 3.4%; Marcus T. Sutphin (Green), 1.2%