1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia House District 46
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Bernard S. Cohen (D) won re-election with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John F. Sargent Jr. (R) by 6.0 points.
Bernard S. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%4,773
John F. Sargent Jr.Republican
47.0%4,233
9,007 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)