1987 Virginia Senate election
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
1 Hunter Andrews Democratic 1963 Re-elected Hunter Andrews ( D ) 66.32% Eleanor L. Rice ( R ) 33.68%
2 Robert C. Scott Democratic 1982 Re-elected Robert C. Scott ( D ) 57.34 Teddy R. Marks ( R ) 42.65%
3 William E. Fears Democratic 1967 Re-elected William E. Fears ( D ) unopposed
4 Elmo G. Cross Jr Democratic 1975 Re-elected Elmo G. Cross Jr. ( D ) unopposed
5 Peter K. Babalas Democratic 1967 Retired Democratic hold Yvonne B. Miller ( D ) 52.09% Julian F. Hirst ( I ) 33.45% R. Wayne Nunnally ( R ) 14.45%
6 Stanley C. Walker Democratic 1971 Re-elected Stanley C. Walker ( D ) unopposed
7 Clarence A. Holland Democratic 1983 Re-elected Clarence A. Holland ( D ) 77.23% Rae H. Le Sesne ( I ) 22.69%
8 A. Joe Canada Jr Republican 1971 Lost re-election Democratic gain Moody E. Stallings Jr. ( D ) 48.41% A. Joe Canada Jr. ( R ) 46.85% Louis Miles Pace ( I ) 4.69%
9 Benjamin Lambert Democratic 1985 Re-elected Benjamin Lambert ( D ) unopposed
10 Joseph B. Benedetti Republican 1986 Re-elected Joseph B. Benedetti ( R ) 84.39 Roger L. Coffey ( I ) 15.56%
11 Robert E. Russell Sr Republican 1983 Re-elected Robert E. Russell Sr. ( R ) 55.08% Joan C. Girone ( I ) 44.82%
12 William F. Parkerson Jr Democratic 1963 Loss re-election Republican gain Edwina P. Dalton ( R ) 50.91% William F. Parkerson Jr. ( D ) 49.06%
13 Johnny Joannou Democratic 1983 Re-elected Johnny Joannou ( D ) unopposed
14 William T. Parker Democratic 1979 Loss re-election Republican gain Mark Earley ( R ) 51.39% William T. Parker ( D ) 48.60%
15 Richard J. Holland Democratic 1979 Re-elected Richard J. Holland ( D ) unopposed
16 Elmon T. Gray Democratic 1971 Re-elected Elmon T. Gray ( D ) unopposed
17 Edd Houck Democratic 1983 Re-elected Edd Houck ( D ) 54.43% William J. Vakos Jr. ( R ) 45.52%
18 Howard P. Anderson Democratic 1971 Re-elected Howard P. Anderson ( D ) unopposed
19 William Onico Barker Republican 1979 Re-elected William Onico Barker ( R ) 70.68% Elosie F. Nenon ( D ) 29.31%
20 Virgil Goode Democratic 1973 Re-elected Virgil Goode ( D ) unopposed
Results by district
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election on November 3, 1987, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election.