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1988 Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Owen B. Pickett won the 1988 Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Owen B. Pickett received 106,666 popular votes (60.53%). The main challenger was Jerry R. Curry (35.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Pickett and Curry

Pickett +25.0 pts · won by 44,102 votes
Owen B. PickettDemocraticWINNER60.53%
106,666 votes
Jerry R. CurryRepublican35.51%
62,564 votes
Stephen P. ShaoIndependent2.41%
4,255 votes
Robert A. SmithIndependent1.53%
2,691 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.