1987 Virginia House of Delegates election

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Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987

← 1985 November 3, 1987 1989 →

All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.1%[1] Increase
  Majority party Minority party
  Delegate Philpott 1988.jpg Delegate Guest 1988.jpg
Leader A. L. Philpott Andy Guest
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 1980 December 3, 1985
Leader's seat 11th 31st
Last election 65 33
Seats won 64 35
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 709,525 497,506
Percentage 56.9% 39.9%
Swing Decrease 1.4% Increase 0.4%

Speaker before election

A. L. Philpott
Democratic

Elected Speaker

A. L. Philpott
Democratic

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1987 was held on Tuesday, November 3. Primary elections were held on June 9, 1987.

Results[]

Overview[]

64 35 1
Democratic Republican
Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote
1985 1987 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Democratic 77 65 64 Decrease 1 64.00% 709,525 56.93%
Republican 53 33 35 Increase 2 35.00% 497,506 39.92%
Independent 9 2 1 Decrease 1 1.00% 38,559 3.09%
- Write-ins - 0 0 Steady 0.00% 770 0.06%
Total 139 100 100 0 100.00% 1,246,360 100.00% -

Source[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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