1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia Senate District 5
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Yvonne B. Miller (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Julian F. Hirst (Ind) by 18.6 points.
Yvonne B. MillerDemocrat · winner
52.1%10,585
Julian F. HirstIndependent
33.5%6,798
R. Wayne NunnallyRepublican
14.4%2,936
20,322 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