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1976 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Herbert E. Harris II won the 1976 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. Herbert E. Harris II received 83,245 popular votes (51.6%). The main challenger was James R. Tate (42.6%).

See the full head-to-head between II and Tate

II +9.0 pts · won by 14,516 votes
Herbert E. Harris IIDemocraticWINNER51.6%
83,245 votes
James R. TateRepublican42.6%
68,729 votes
Michael D. CannonIndependent5.76%
9,292 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.