1989Final results
1989 election for Virginia House District 87
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Howard E. Copeland (D) won re-election with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Linda B. Robinson (IND) by 61.8 points.
Howard E. CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%8,371
Linda B. RobinsonIndependent
19.0%1,971
10,356 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 1989
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)