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1984 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

Virginia · 3 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. House race

Who won the 1984 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Stanford E. Stan Parris won the 1984 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. Stanford E. Stan Parris received 125,015 popular votes (55.79%). The main challenger was Richard L. Dick Saslaw (43.4%).

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

Parris +12.4 pts · won by 27,765 votes
Stanford E. Stan ParrisRepublicanWINNER55.79%
125,015 votes
Richard L. Dick SaslawDemocratic43.4%
97,250 votes
Donald W. CarpenterIndependent0.81%
1,814 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.