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1982 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Stanford E. Stan Parris won the 1982 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. Stanford E. Stan Parris received 69,620 popular votes (49.7%). The main challenger was Herbert E. Harris II (48.6%).

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

Parris +1.1 pts · won by 1,549 votes
Stanford E. Stan ParrisRepublicanWINNER49.7%
69,620 votes
Herbert E. Harris IIDemocratic48.6%
68,071 votes
Austin W. Morrill Jr.Independent1.69%
2,373 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.