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1978 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Herbert E. Harris II won the 1978 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. Herbert E. Harris II received 56,137 popular votes (50.5%). The main challenger was Charles E. Coe (47.13%).

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

II +3.4 pts · won by 3,741 votes
Herbert E. Harris IIDemocraticWINNER50.5%
56,137 votes
Charles E. CoeIndependent47.13%
52,396 votes
John F. HerrityRepublican2.37%
2,632 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.