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1987Final results

1987 election for Virginia Senate District 7

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Clarence A. Holland (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Rae H. Lesesne (Ind) by 54.5 points.

Clarence A. HollandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%24,997
Rae H. LesesneIndependent
22.7%7,343
32,367 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

EvenR+11.71995R+18.52003R+8.42015R+0.92019D+1.82023 special electionR+51.52023

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