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1987Final results

1987 election for Virginia Senate District 10

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Joseph B. Benedetti (R) won with 84.4% of the vote, defeating Roger L. Coffey (Ind) by 68.8 points.

Joseph B. BenedettiRepublican · winner
84.4%28,220
Roger L. CoffeyIndependent
15.6%5,203
33,438 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+22.61986 special electionR+13.22011R+2.72015D+8.32019R+15.62025 special election

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET