1987 Virginia Senate election

1987 Virginia Senate elections

← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →

All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.1%[1] Increase 8.5 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Hunter Andrews William A. Truban
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 1980 January 14, 1976
Leader's seat 1st 27th
Last election 32 seats, 64.0% 8 seats, 33.5%
Seats before 31 9
Seats won 30 10
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 805,030 425,706
Percentage 63.2% 33.4%
Swing Decrease 0.8 pp Decrease 0.1 pp

Majority leader before election

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

Elected Majority leader

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election on November 3, 1987, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election.

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Reports - Virginia Department of Elections". www.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2020.