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1987Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1987 election for Virginia House District 67

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Stephen H. Martin (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating N. Leslie Saunders Jr. (D) by 2.3 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Stephen H. MartinRepublican · winner
51.1%8,271
N. Leslie Saunders Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.8%7,896
16,174 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

EvenR+13.21982D+2.21983R+2.31987R+10.61989R+16.61991

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

The candidates

Stephen H. Martin (R)N. Leslie Saunders Jr. (D)