1987 Virginia Senate election

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1987 Virginia Senate elections
← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.1%[1] Increase 8.5 pp
  Majority party Minority party
  Senator Andrews 1988.jpg Senator Truban 1988.jpg
Leader Hunter Andrews William A. Truban
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 1980 January 14, 1976
Leader's seat 1st 27th
Last election 32 seats, 64.0% 8 seats, 33.5%
Seats before 31 9
Seats won 30 10
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 805,030 425,706
Percentage 63.2% 33.4%
Swing Decrease 0.8 pp Decrease 0.1 pp
Majority leader before election

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

Elected Majority leader

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

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All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election on November 3, 1987, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election.

Overall results[]

↓
30 10
Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular Vote
1983 1987 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Democratic 32 30 Decrease 2 75.00% 805,030 63.16% Decrease 0.82%
Republican 8 10 Increase 2 25.00% 425,706 33.40% Decrease 0.11%
Independent 0 0 Steady 0.00%
- Write-ins 0 0 Steady 0.00%
Total 40 40 0 100.00% 1,274,583 100.00% -

Results by district[]

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
1 Hunter Andrews Democratic Re-elected Hunter Andrews (D) 66.32%
Eleanor L. Rice (R) 33.68%
2 Robert C. Scott Democratic Re-elected Robert C. Scott (D) 57.34
Teddy R. Marks (R) 42.65%
3 William E. Fears Democratic Re-elected William E. Fears (D) unopposed
4 Elmo G. Cross Jr. Democratic Re-elected Elmo G. Cross Jr. (D) unopposed
5 Peter K. Babalas Democratic Retired
Democratic hold 		Yvonne B. Miller (D) 52.09%
Julian F. Hirst (I) 33.45%
R. Wayne Nunnally (R) 14.45%
6 Stanley C. Walker Democratic Re-elected Stanley C. Walker (D) unopposed
7 Clarence A. Holland Democratic Re-elected Clarence A. Holland (D) 77.23%
Rae H. Le Sesne (I) 22.69%
8 A. Joe Canada Jr. Republican Lost re-election
Democratic gain 		Moody E. Stallings Jr. (D) 48.41%
A. Joe Canada Jr. (R) 46.85%
Louis Miles Pace (I) 4.69%
9 Benjamin Lambert Democratic Re-elected Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed
10 Joseph B. Benedetti Republican Re-elected Joseph B. Benedetti (R) 84.39
Roger L. Coffey (I) 15.56%
11 Robert E. Russell Sr. Republican Re-elected Robert E. Russell Sr. (R) 55.08%
Joan C. Girone (I) 44.82%
12 William F. Parkerson Jr. Democratic Loss re-election
Republican gain 		Edwina P. Dalton (R) 50.91%
William F. Parkerson Jr. (D) 49.06%
13 Johnny Joannou Democratic Re-elected Johnny Joannou (D) unopposed
14 Democratic Loss re-election
Republican gain 		Mark Earley (R) 51.39%
(D) 48.60%
15 Richard J. Holland Democratic Re-elected Richard J. Holland (D) unopposed
16 Elmon T. Gray Democratic Re-elected Elmon T. Gray (D) unopposed
17 Edd Houck Democratic Re-elected Edd Houck (D) 54.43%
William J. Vakos Jr. (R) 45.52%
18 Howard P. Anderson Democratic Re-elected Howard P. Anderson (D) unopposed
19 William Onico Barker Republican Re-elected William Onico Barker (R) 70.68%
Elosie F. Nenon (D) 29.31%
20 Virgil Goode Democratic Re-elected Virgil Goode (D) unopposed
21 J. Granger Macfarlane Democratic Re-elected J. Granger Macfarlane (D) 63.34%
William H. Flanagan (R) 36.65%
22 Dudley J. Emick Democratic Re-elected Dudley J. Emick (D) 64.86%
Lee B. Eddy (R) 35.13%
23 Elliot S. Schewel Democratic Re-elected Elliot S. Schewel (D) 77.28%
Jeffery D. Somers (I) 22.71%
24 Frank W. Nolen Democratic Re-elected Frank W. Nolen (D) 66.90%
Bertram C. Hopeman (R) 33.09%
25 Thomas J. Michie Jr. Democratic Re-elected Thomas J. Michie Jr. (D) unopposed
26 Republican Re-elected (R) 58.69%
William C. Chase Jr. (D) 41.30%
27 William A. Truban Republican Re-elected William A. Truban (R) unopposed
28 John Chichester Republican Re-elected John Chichester (R) 68.33%
Ann Riley Smith (D) 31.66%
29 Charles Colgan Democratic Re-elected Charles Colgan (D) unopposed
30 Wiley F. Mitchell Republican Re-elected Wiley F. Mitchell (R) unopposed
31 Edward M. Holland Democratic Re-elected Edward M. Holland (D) 59.69%
Joseph V. Vasapoli (R) 40.30%
32 Clive L. DuVal Democratic Re-elected Clive L. DuVal (D) 53.68%
Bobbie Kilberg (R) 46.30%
33 Charles L. Waddell Democratic Re-elected Charles L. Waddell (D) unopposed
34 John W. Russell Republican Loss re-election
Democratic gain 		Emilie F. Miller (D) 50.25%
John W. Russell (R) 49.75%
35 Richard L. Saslaw Democratic Re-elected Richard L. Saslaw (D) unopposed
36 Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. Democratic Re-elected Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. (D) 58.28%
Ronald C. Smith (R) 41.71%
Madison E. Marye Democratic Re-elected Madison E. Marye (D) unopposed
38 Daniel W. Bird Jr. Democratic Re-elected Daniel W. Bird Jr. (D) 76.14%
Benjamin S. Barringer (R) 23.85%
39 Democratic Retired
Republican gain 		William C. Wampler Jr. (R) 50.04%
John S. Bundy (D) 49.96%
40 John Chalkley Buchanan Democratic Re-elected John Chalkley Buchanan (D) unopposed

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See also[]

    • Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987

References[]

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Reports - Virginia Department of Elections". www.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. ^ "Election Data for 1987 for Virginia Senate Race(s)". The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007. Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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