1987_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election Knowpia

Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates; 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.1%
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.

Results edit

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64	35	1
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
Parties		Candidates	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]

^ "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.