1987 Virginia House of Delegates election
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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.
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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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Results
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edit| 64 | 35 | 1 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 1985 | 1987 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 77 | 65 | 64 |  1
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64.00% | 709,525 | 56.93% | ||
| Republican | 53 | 33 | 35 | 2
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35.00% | 497,506 | 39.92% | ||
| Independent | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1
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1.00% | 38,559 | 3.09% | ||
| - | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | 
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0.00% | 770 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 139 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,246,360 | 100.00% | - | |
Source[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.