1982Final results
1982 election for Virginia House District 87
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Howard E. Copeland (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Marshall T. Bohannon (R) by 1.0 points.
Howard E. CopelandDemocrat · winner
50.5%5,448
Marshall T. BohannonRepublican
49.5%5,338
10,786 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)