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1988 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1988 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election?

Rick Boucher won the 1988 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election. Rick Boucher received 113,309 popular votes (63.4%). The main challenger was John C. Brown (36.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Boucher and Brown

Boucher +26.8 pts · won by 47,899 votes
Rick BoucherDemocraticWINNER63.4%
113,309 votes
John C. BrownRepublican36.6%
65,410 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.