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1878 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

Virginia · 12 candidates · See every 1878 U.S. House race

Who won the 1878 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Eppa Hunton won the 1878 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. Eppa Hunton received 5,772 popular votes (77.85%). The main challenger was John R Carton (15.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunton and Carton

Hunton +62.8 pts · won by 4,653 votes
Eppa HuntonDemocraticWINNER77.85%
5,772 votes
John R CartonDemocratic15.09%
1,119 votes
James W CochranIndependent6.82%
506 votes
John W Watkinsunknown0.12%
9 votes
Cookunknown0.01%
1 votes
Daniel Butlerunknown0.01%
1 votes
Angie M Norrisunknown0.01%
1 votes
Robert Y Conradunknown0.01%
1 votes
Samuel Pollandunknown0.01%
1 votes
Hill Carterunknown0.01%
1 votes
Newman Lawsunknown0.01%
1 votes
John Greelyunknown0.01%
1 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.