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1988 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election?

Lewis F. Payne Jr. won the 1988 Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election. Lewis F. Payne Jr. received 97,242 popular votes (54.19%). The main challenger was Charles R. Hawkins (43.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Hawkins

Jr. +10.5 pts · won by 18,846 votes
Lewis F. Payne Jr.DemocraticWINNER54.19%
97,242 votes
Charles R. HawkinsRepublican43.69%
78,396 votes
J. F. Frank ColeIndependent2.11%
3,792 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.