1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia House District 5
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
C. Jefferson Stafford (R) won re-election with 59.6% of the vote, defeating P. Byrd Wood (D) by 19.1 points.
C. Jefferson StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%9,404
P. Byrd WoodDemocrat
40.4%6,386
15,790 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)