1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia Senate District 28
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John H. Chichester (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Ann Riley Smith (D) by 36.7 points.
John H. ChichesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%24,747
Ann Riley SmithDemocrat
31.7%11,468
36,218 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