1987 Virginia House of Delegates election

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Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987
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  1985 November 3, 1987 1989  

All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.1% [1] Increase2.svg
 Majority partyMinority party
  Delegate Philpott 1988.jpg Delegate Guest 1988.jpg
Leader A. L. Philpott Andy Guest
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 1980December 3, 1985
Leader's seat 11th 31st
Last election6533
Seats won6435
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote709,525497,506
Percentage56.9%39.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.4%Increase2.svg 0.4%

1987 Virginia House of Delegates Results.svg
Results:
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Independent hold

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.

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Results

Overview

64351
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
19851987+/-StrengthVote%Change
Democratic 776564Decrease2.svg 164.00%709,52556.93%
Republican 533335Increase2.svg 235.00%497,50639.92%
Independent 921Decrease2.svg 11.00%38,5593.09%
- Write-ins -00Steady2.svg0.00%7700.06%
Total1391001000100.00%1,246,360100.00%-

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.