1987Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Virginia Senate District 34
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Emilie F. Miller (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating John W. Russell (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Emilie F. MillerDemocrat · winner
50.3%17,935
John W. RussellRepublican · incumbent
49.7%17,754
35,690 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