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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 59.1% [1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Virginia |
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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1987 was held on Tuesday, November 3. Primary elections were held on June 9, 1987.
64 | 35 | 1 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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1985 | 1987 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
Democratic | 77 | 65 | 64 | ![]() | 64.00% | 709,525 | 56.93% | ||
Republican | 53 | 33 | 35 | ![]() | 35.00% | 497,506 | 39.92% | ||
Independent | 9 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 1.00% | 38,559 | 3.09% | ||
- | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.00% | 770 | 0.06% | |
Total | 139 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,246,360 | 100.00% | - |
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