1988Final resultsSpecial election
1988 special election for Virginia Senate District 30
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Robert L. Calhoun (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Marian A. Vanlandingham (D) by 2.8 points.
Robert L. CalhounRepublican · winner
51.4%7,065
Marian A. VanlandinghamDemocrat
48.6%6,683
13,756 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)