1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia Senate District 23
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Elliot S. Schewel (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey D. Somers (Ind) by 54.6 points.
Elliot S. SchewelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%28,156
Jeffrey D. SomersIndependent
22.7%8,273
36,433 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