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.

Results by district

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