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Virginia House of Delegates election, 1987|
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Turnout | 59.1%[1] |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Leader
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A. L. Philpott
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Andy Guest
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Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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Leader since
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January 9, 1980
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December 3, 1985
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Leader's seat
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11th
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31st
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Last election
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65
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33
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Seats won
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64
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35
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Seat change
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1
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2
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Popular vote
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709,525
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497,506
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Percentage
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56.9%
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39.9%
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Swing
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1.4%
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0.4%
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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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64
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35
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1
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Democratic
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Republican
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Parties
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Candidates
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Seats
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Popular Vote
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1985
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1987
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+/-
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Strength
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Vote
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%
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Change
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Democratic
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77
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65
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64
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1
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64.00%
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709,525
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56.93%
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Republican
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53
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33
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35
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2
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35.00%
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497,506
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39.92%
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Independent
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9
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2
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1
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1
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1.00%
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38,559
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3.09%
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-
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Write-ins
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-
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0
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0
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0.00%
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770
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0.06%
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Total
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139
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100
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100
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0
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100.00%
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1,246,360
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100.00%
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Source[2]
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State-wide | |
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