1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia House District 12
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
J. Robert Dobyns (D) won re-election with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Lewis R. Sheckler (R) by 7.2 points.
J. Robert DobynsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%7,104
Lewis R. ShecklerRepublican
46.4%6,147
13,252 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 1987
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)