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1987Final results

1987 election for Virginia House District 97

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

George W. Grayson (D) won re-election with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Brian R. Wright (R) by 11.4 points.

George W. GraysonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%10,310
Brian R. WrightRepublican
44.3%8,196
18,508 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+4.61982D+15.81983D+11.41987D+11.81989D+25.41991

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