1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia House District 53
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
William J. Howell (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Y. Savage (D) by 11.8 points.
William J. HowellRepublican · winner
48.5%7,598
Thomas Y. SavageDemocrat
36.7%5,752
M. A. FaganIndependent
14.8%2,313
15,663 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)