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1987Final results

1987 election for Virginia Senate District 2

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Bobby Scott (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Teddy R. Marks (R) by 12.9 points.

Bobby ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%21,519
Teddy R. MarksRepublican
43.6%16,606
38,128 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+0.61982 special electionD+8.41983D+12.91987D+40.52003D+31.12011R+40.82023

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