1987Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Virginia Senate District 12
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Edwina P. Dalton (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating William F. Parkerson Jr. (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edwina P. DaltonRepublican · winner
50.9%27,028
William F. Parkerson Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.1%26,048
53,094 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET