House districts / Virginia
Virginia's 8th congressional district
VA-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.5mSpent $2.2m · Cash $849k
- Tim Sharman Ias of Oct 14, 2026Raised $45kSpent $45k · Cash $50
- Tony Sabio Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $44kSpent $38k · Cash $6k
5 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 73.0% | Trump 23.8% | 3.2% | D+49.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 76.7% | Trump 21.1% | 2.1% | D+55.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton 72.3% | Trump 20.7% | 7.0% | D+51.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 776,847 | |
| Adults (18+) | 614,569 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 86.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 31.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 17.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 49.3% | 57.4% |
| Black | 12.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 20.1% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 11.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 65.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $131,383 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democrat | 71.5% | Jerry W. Torres Republican others 3.8% | 24.7% | D+46.9 |
| 2022 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democrat | 73.5% | Karina A. Lipsman Republican others 1.7% | 24.8% | D+48.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 Personhuballah v. Alcorn: court-drawn map (2016) | |||||
| 2020 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democrat | 75.8% | Jeff A. Jordan Republican others 0.2% | 24.0% | D+51.8 |
| 2018 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democrat | 76.1% | Thomas S. Oh Republican others 0.2% | 23.7% | D+52.4 |
| 2016 | Donald S. Beyer Jr. Democrat | 68.4% | Charles A. Hernick Republican others 4.3% | 27.3% | D+41.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Donald S. Beyer Jr. Democrat | 63.1% | Micah K. Edmond Republican others 5.5% | 31.4% | D+31.7 |
| 2012 | James P. Moran Democrat | 64.6% | J. Patrick Murray Republican others 4.8% | 30.6% | D+34.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | James P. Moran Democrat | 61.0% | J. Patrick Murray Republican others 1.7% | 37.3% | D+23.7 |
| 2008 | James P. Moran Democrat | 67.9% | Mark W. Ellmore Republican others 2.4% | 29.7% | D+38.3 |
| 2006 | James P. Moran Democrat | 66.4% | Tom M. O'Donoghue Republican others 3.0% | 30.6% | D+35.8 |
| 2004 | James P. Moran Democrat | 59.7% | Lisa Marie Cheney Republican others 3.4% | 36.9% | D+22.8 |
| 2002 | James P. Moran Democrat | 59.8% | Scott C. Tate Republican others 2.9% | 37.3% | D+22.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 10 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | James P. Moran Democrat | 63.3% | Demaris H. Miller Republican others 2.6% | 34.0% | D+29.3 |
| 1998 | James P. Moran Democrat | 66.7% | Demaris H. Miller Republican others 0.3% | 33.0% | D+33.6 |
| 1996 | James P. Moran Democrat | 66.4% | John E. Otey Republican others 5.5% | 28.1% | D+38.3 |
| 1994 | James P. Moran Democrat | 59.4% | Kyle E. McSlarrow Republican others 1.4% | 39.3% | D+20.1 |
| 1992 | James P. Moran Democrat | 56.1% | Kyle E. McSlarrow Republican others 2.4% | 41.6% | D+14.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | James P. Moran Democrat | 51.7% | Stan Parris Republican others 3.7% | 44.6% | D+7.1 |
| 1988 | Stan Parris Republican | 62.3% | David G. Brickley Democrat | 37.7% | R+24.6 |
| 1986 | Stanford E. "Stan" Parris Republican | 61.8% | James H. Boren Democrat | 38.2% | R+23.6 |
| 1984 | Stanford E. "Stan" Parris Republican | 55.8% | Richard L. "Dick" Saslaw Democrat others 0.8% | 43.4% | R+12.4 |
| 1982 | Stanford E. (Stan) Parris Republican | 49.7% | Herbert E. Harris, II Democrat others 1.7% | 48.6% | R+1.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Stanford E. "Stan" Parris Republican | 48.8% | Herbert E. Harris II Democrat others 2.9% | 48.2% | R+0.6 |
| 1978 | Herbert E. Harris II Democrat | 50.5% | Charles E. Coe Independent others 2.4% | 47.1% | D+3.4 |
| 1976 | Herbert E. Harris II Democrat | 51.6% | James R. Tate Republican others 5.8% | 42.6% | D+9.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits