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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1985 was held on Tuesday, November 5. Primary elections were held on June 11, 1985.
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| Democratic | 79 | 65 | 65 |  | 65.00% | 630,701 | 58.29% | ||
| Republican | 59 | 34 | 33 |  1 | 33.00% | 427,656 | 39.52% | ||
| Independent | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | 23,050 | 2.13% | ||
| - | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | | 0.00% | 603 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 143 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,082,010 | 100.00% | - | |
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