1993Final results
1993 election for Virginia House District 87
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Howard E. Copeland (D) won re-election with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Thelma Sawyers Drake (R) by 4.9 points.
Howard E. CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%5,116
Thelma Sawyers DrakeRepublican
46.9%4,633
Alain E. Lareau Jr.Independent
1.4%134
9,883 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 1993
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Howard E. Copeland (D)Thelma Sawyers Drake (R)
Also on the ballot: Alain E. Lareau Jr. (Independent), 1.4%