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1987Final results

1987 election for Virginia House District 63

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Jay W. Deboer (D) won re-election with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Barbara P. Shell (IND) by 17.5 points.

Jay W. DeboerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%7,364
Barbara P. ShellIndependent
39.8%5,116
Leroy IveyIndependent
2.9%375
12,855 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+22.01982D+20.91991

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

The candidates

Jay W. Deboer (D)Barbara P. Shell (I)

Also on the ballot: Leroy Ivey (Independent), 2.9%