How many candidates were there in the year of 1987?
CREATE TABLE table_19698421_1 (number_of_candidates VARCHAR, year VARCHAR)
SELECT number_of_candidates FROM table_19698421_1 WHERE year = "1987"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_19698421_1 (number_of_candidates VARCHAR, year VARCHAR) ### Question: How many candidates were there in the year of 1987? ### Answer: SELECT number_of_candidates FROM table_19698421_1 WHERE year = "1987"