1987 Virginia House of Delegates election

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

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
Turnout	59.1%[1]
Majority party Minority party   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 1 2 Popular vote 709,525 497,506 Percentage 56.9% 39.9% Swing 1.4% 0.4%
Speaker before election A. L. Philpott Democratic Elected Speaker A. L. Philpott Democratic

Results

Overview

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64	35	1
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
			1985	1987	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	77	65	64	1	64.00%	709,525	56.93%
	Republican	53	33	35	2	35.00%	497,506	39.92%
	Independent	9	2	1	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%	-

Source^[2]

See also

• 1987 United States elections
• 1987 Virginia elections
  • 1987 Virginia Senate election