1980 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Stanford E. Stan Parris won the 1980 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. Stanford E. Stan Parris received 95,624 popular votes (48.81%). The main challenger was Herbert E. Harris II (48.25%).

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

Parris +0.6 pts · won by 1,094 votes

Stanford E. Stan Parris RepublicanWINNER48.81%

95,624 votes

Herbert E. Harris II Democratic48.25%

94,530 votes

Deborah L. FrantzIndependent2.92%

5,729 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.