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1984 Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1984 Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Herbert H. Herb Bateman won the 1984 Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Herbert H. Herb Bateman received 118,085 popular votes (59.1%). The main challenger was John J. McGlennon (39.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Bateman and McGlennon

Bateman +19.3 pts · won by 38,508 votes
Herbert H. Herb BatemanRepublicanWINNER59.1%
118,085 votes
John J. McGlennonDemocratic39.82%
79,577 votes
E. J. Eli GreenIndependent1.08%
2,154 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.