1987 Virginia Senate election

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

Overall results

+ ↓ 30 10 Democratic Republican

Parties Seats Popular Vote 1983 1987 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic 32 30 2 75.00% 805,030 63.16% 0.82% Republican 8 10 2 25.00% 425,706 33.40% 0.11% Independent 0 0 0.00% - Write-ins 0 0 0.00% Total 40 40 0 100.00% 1,274,583 100.00% -

Results by district

District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates 1 Hunter B. Andrews Democratic 1963 Re-elected Hunter B. Andrews (D) 66.32%Eleanor L. Rice (R) 33.68% 2 Robert C. Scott Democratic 1982 Re-elected Robert C. Scott (D) 57.34Teddy R. Marks (R) 42.65% 3 William E. Fears Democratic 1967 Re-elected William E. Fears (D) unopposed 4 Elmo G. Cross Jr. Democratic 1975 Re-elected Elmo G. Cross Jr. (D) unopposed 5 Peter K. Babalas Democratic 1967RetiredDemocratic hold Yvonne B. Miller (D) 52.09%Julian F. Hirst (I) 33.45%R. Wayne Nunnally (R) 14.45% 6 Stanley C. Walker Democratic 1971 Re-elected Stanley C. Walker (D) unopposed 7 Clarence A. Holland Democratic 1983 Re-elected Clarence A. Holland (D) 77.23%Rae H. Le Sesne (I) 22.69% 8 A. Joe Canada Jr. Republican 1971 Lost re-electionDemocratic gain M. E. Stallings Jr. (D) 48.41%A. Joe Canada Jr. (R) 46.85%Louis Miles Pace (I) 4.69% 9 Benjamin Lambert Democratic 1985 Re-elected Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed 10 Joseph B. Benedetti Republican 1986 Re-elected Joseph B. Benedetti (R) 84.39Roger L. Coffey (I) 15.56% 11 Robert E. Russell Sr. Republican 1983 Re-elected Robert E. Russell Sr. (R) 55.08%Joan C. Girone (I) 44.82% 12 William F. Parkerson Jr. Democratic 1963 Loss re-electionRepublican gain Edwina P. Dalton (R) 50.91%William F. Parkerson Jr. (D) 49.06% 13 Johnny Joannou Democratic 1983 Re-elected Johnny Joannou (D) unopposed 14 William T. Parker Democratic 1979 Loss re-electionRepublican gain Mark Earley (R) 51.39%William T. Parker (D) 48.60% 15 Richard J. Holland Democratic 1979 Re-elected Richard J. Holland (D) unopposed 16 Elmon T. Gray Democratic 1971 Re-elected Elmon T. Gray (D) unopposed 17 Edd Houck Democratic 1983 Re-elected Edd Houck (D) 54.43%William J. Vakos Jr. (R) 45.52% 18 Howard P. Anderson Democratic 1971 Re-elected Howard P. Anderson (D) unopposed 19 William Onico Barker Republican 1979 Re-elected William Onico Barker (R) 70.68%Elosie F. Nenon (D) 29.31% 20 Virgil Goode Democratic 1973 Re-elected Virgil Goode (D) unopposed 21 J. Granger Macfarlane Democratic 1983 Re-elected J. Granger Macfarlane (D) 63.34%William H. Flanagan (R) 36.65% 22 Dudley J. Emick Democratic 1975 Re-elected Dudley J. Emick (D) 64.86%Lee B. Eddy (R) 35.13% 23 Elliot S. Schewel Democratic 1975 Re-elected Elliot S. Schewel (D) 77.28%Jeffery D. Somers (I) 22.71% 24 Frank W. Nolen Democratic 1974 Re-elected Frank W. Nolen (D) 66.90%Bertram C. Hopeman (R) 33.09% 25 Thomas J. Michie Jr. Democratic 1980 Re-elected Thomas J. Michie Jr. (D) unopposed 26 Kevin G. Miller Republican 1983 Re-elected Kevin G. Miller (R) 58.69%William C. Chase Jr. (D) 41.30% 27 William A. Truban Republican 1971 Re-elected William A. Truban (R) unopposed 28 John Chichester Republican 1978 Re-elected John Chichester (R) 68.33%Ann Riley Smith (D) 31.66% 29 Charles Colgan Democratic 1975 Re-elected Charles Colgan (D) unopposed 30 Wiley F. Mitchell Republican 1975 Re-elected Wiley F. Mitchell (R) unopposed 31 Edward M. Holland Democratic 1971 Re-elected Edward M. Holland (D) 59.69%Joseph V. Vasapoli (R) 40.30% 32 Clive L. DuVal Democratic 1971 Re-elected Clive L. DuVal (D) 53.68%Bobbie Kilberg (R) 46.30% 33 Charles L. Waddell Democratic 1971 Re-elected Charles L. Waddell (D) unopposed 34 John W. Russell Republican 1983 Loss re-electionDemocratic gain Emilie F. Miller (D) 50.25%John W. Russell (R) 49.75% 35 Richard L. Saslaw Democratic 1979 Re-elected Richard L. Saslaw (D) unopposed 36 Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. Democratic 1971 Re-elected Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. (D) 58.28%Ronald C. Smith (R) 41.71% 37 Madison E. Marye Democratic 1973 Re-elected Madison E. Marye (D) unopposed 38 Daniel W. Bird Jr. Democratic 1975 Re-elected Daniel W. Bird Jr. (D) 76.14%Benjamin S. Barringer (R) 23.85% 39 James P. Jones Democratic 1983 RetiredRepublican gain William C. Wampler Jr. (R) 50.04% John S. Bundy (D) 49.96% 40 John Chalkley Buchanan Democratic 1971 Re-elected John Chalkley Buchanan (D) unopposed

See also United States elections, 1987 Virginia elections, 1987 Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987

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