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1987Final results

1987 election for Virginia House District 45

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Marian A. Vanlandingham (D) won re-election with 62.6% of the vote, defeating R. M. Gants (R) by 25.2 points.

Marian A. VanlandinghamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%6,717
R. M. GantsRepublican
37.4%4,014
10,732 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

EvenD+19.11982D+23.31983D+21.11985D+25.21987D+31.11989D+7.91991

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)