1987Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Virginia House District 23
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
E. R. Harris Jr. (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Royston Jester III (R) by 8.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
E. R. Harris Jr.Democrat · winner
54.2%7,939
Royston Jester IIIRepublican · incumbent
45.8%6,714
14,656 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)