2005Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2005 election for Virginia House District 87
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Paula J. Miller (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Ball (R) by 12.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Paula J. MillerDemocrat · winner
50.3%6,312
Michael L. BallRepublican
37.6%4,716
John A. CoggeshallIndependent
12.1%1,515
12,543 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 2005
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)