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1982 Virginia U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1982 Virginia U.S. House District 10 Election?

Frank R. Wolf won the 1982 Virginia U.S. House District 10 Election. Frank R. Wolf received 86,506 popular votes (52.74%). The main challenger was Ira M. Lechner (45.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Wolf and Lechner

Wolf +6.8 pts · won by 11,145 votes
Frank R. WolfRepublicanWINNER52.74%
86,506 votes
Ira M. LechnerDemocratic45.94%
75,361 votes
Scott R. BowdenIndependent1.32%
2,162 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.