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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.
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| Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 1983 | 1987 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
| Democratic | 32 | 30 |  2 | 75.00% | 805,030 | 63.16% | 0.82% | |
| Republican | 8 | 10 | 2 | 25.00% | 425,706 | 33.40% | 0.11% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 |  | 0.00% | ||||
| - | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | | 0.00% | |||
| Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,274,583 | 100.00% | - | |
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Andrews | Democratic | 1963 | Re-elected | Hunter Andrews (D) 66.32% Eleanor L. Rice (R) 33.68% |
| 2 | Robert C. Scott | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Robert C. Scott (D) 57.34 Teddy R. Marks (R) 42.65% |
| 3 | William E. Fears | Democratic | 1967 | Re-elected | William E. Fears (D) unopposed |
| 4 | Elmo G. Cross Jr. | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Elmo G. Cross Jr. (D) unopposed |
| 5 | Peter K. Babalas | Democratic | 1967 | 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 | 1971 | Re-elected | Stanley C. Walker (D) unopposed |
| 7 | Clarence A. Holland | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Clarence A. Holland (D) 77.23% Rae H. Le Sesne (I) 22.69% |
| 8 | A. Joe Canada Jr. | Republican | 1971 | 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 | 1985 | Re-elected | Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed |
| 10 | Joseph B. Benedetti | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Joseph B. Benedetti (R) 84.39 Roger L. Coffey (I) 15.56% |
| 11 | Robert E. Russell Sr. | Republican | 1983 | Re-elected | Robert E. Russell Sr. (R) 55.08% Joan C. Girone (I) 44.82% |
| 12 | William F. Parkerson Jr. | Democratic | 1963 | Loss re-election Republican gain | Edwina P. Dalton (R) 50.91% William F. Parkerson Jr. (D) 49.06% |
| 13 | Johnny Joannou | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Johnny Joannou (D) unopposed |
| 14 | William T. Parker | Democratic | 1979 | Loss re-election Republican gain | Mark Earley (R) 51.39% William T. Parker (D) 48.60% |
| 15 | Richard J. Holland | Democratic | 1979 | Re-elected | Richard J. Holland (D) unopposed |
| 16 | Elmon T. Gray | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Elmon T. Gray (D) unopposed |
| 17 | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Edd Houck (D) 54.43% William J. Vakos Jr. (R) 45.52% |
| 18 | Howard P. Anderson | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Howard P. Anderson (D) unopposed |
| 19 | William Onico Barker | Republican | 1979 | Re-elected | William Onico Barker (R) 70.68% Elosie F. Nenon (D) 29.31% |
| 20 | Virgil Goode | Democratic | 1973 | Re-elected | Virgil Goode (D) unopposed |
| 21 | J. Granger Macfarlane | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | J. Granger Macfarlane (D) 63.34% William H. Flanagan (R) 36.65% |
| 22 | Dudley J. Emick | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Dudley J. Emick (D) 64.86% Lee B. Eddy (R) 35.13% |
| 23 | Elliot S. Schewel | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Elliot S. Schewel (D) 77.28% Jeffery D. Somers (I) 22.71% |
| 24 | Frank W. Nolen | Democratic | 1974 | Re-elected | Frank W. Nolen (D) 66.90% Bertram C. Hopeman (R) 33.09% |
| 25 | Thomas J. Michie Jr. | Democratic | 1980 | Re-elected | Thomas J. Michie Jr. (D) unopposed |
| 26 | Kevin G. Miller | Republican | 1983 | Re-elected | Kevin G. Miller (R) 58.69% William C. Chase Jr. (D) 41.30% |
| 27 | William A. Truban | Republican | 1971 | Re-elected | William A. Truban (R) unopposed |
| 28 | John Chichester | Republican | 1978 | Re-elected | John Chichester (R) 68.33% Ann Riley Smith (D) 31.66% |
| 29 | Charles Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Charles Colgan (D) unopposed |
| 30 | Wiley F. Mitchell | Republican | 1975 | Re-elected | Wiley F. Mitchell (R) unopposed |
| 31 | Edward M. Holland | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Edward M. Holland (D) 59.69% Joseph V. Vasapoli (R) 40.30% |
| 32 | Clive L. DuVal | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Clive L. DuVal (D) 53.68% Bobbie Kilberg (R) 46.30% |
| 33 | Charles L. Waddell | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Charles L. Waddell (D) unopposed |
| 34 | John W. Russell | Republican | 1983 | Loss re-election Democratic gain | Emilie F. Miller (D) 50.25% John W. Russell (R) 49.75% |
| 35 | Richard L. Saslaw | Democratic | 1979 | Re-elected | Richard L. Saslaw (D) unopposed |
| 36 | Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. (D) 58.28% Ronald C. Smith (R) 41.71% |
| 37 | Madison E. Marye | Democratic | 1973 | Re-elected | Madison E. Marye (D) unopposed |
| 38 | Daniel W. Bird Jr. | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Daniel W. Bird Jr. (D) 76.14% Benjamin S. Barringer (R) 23.85% |
| 39 | James P. Jones | Democratic | 1983 | Retired Republican gain | William C. Wampler Jr. (R) 50.04% John S. Bundy (D) 49.96% |
| 40 | John Chalkley Buchanan | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | John Chalkley Buchanan (D) unopposed |
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