Elections / 1988 · House · VA-09
VA-09 — 1988 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1988 US House electionVA-09 · U.S. HouseBoucherD+26.8
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| Rick Boucher ✓Democrat | 63.4% | 113,309 |
|---|---|---|
| John C BrownRepublican | 36.6% | 65,410 |
| WriteinIndependent | 0.0% | 8 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1988 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
VA-09 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 400,963 | |
| 2022 | R | 248,792 | |
| 2020 | R | 289,274 | |
| 2018 | R | 246,980 | |
| 2016 | R | 310,314 | |
| 2014 | R | 162,815 | |
| 2012 | R | 301,658 | |
| 2010 | R | 186,917 | |
| 2008 | D | 213,570 | |
| 2006 | D | 191,415 | |
| 2004 | D | 252,947 | |
| 2002 | D | 152,183 | |
| 2000 | D | 196,855 | |
| 1998 | D | 143,126 | |
| 1996 | D | 189,077 | |
| 1994 | D | 175,024 | |
| 1992 | D | 211,295 | |
| 1990 | D | 69,230 | |
| 1988 | D | 178,727 | |
| 1986 | D | 60,466 | |
| 1984 | D | 196,956 | |
| 1982 | D | 151,238 | |
| 1980 | R | 171,864 | |
| 1978 | R | 124,254 | |
| 1976 | R | 167,504 |
Same ballot, 1988VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.