1987 Virginia House of Delegates election

Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987

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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.1%[1] Increase
  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 Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 709,525 497,506
Percentage 56.9% 39.9%
Swing Decrease 1.4% Increase 0.4%

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.

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.