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2012 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election?

James P. Moran won the 2012 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election. James P. Moran received 226,847 popular votes (64.59%). The main challenger was J. Patrick Murray (30.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Moran and Murray

Moran +34.0 pts · won by 119,477 votes
James P. MoranDemocraticWINNER64.59%
226,847 votes
J. Patrick MurrayRepublican30.57%
107,370 votes
Jason J. HowellIndependent2.9%
10,180 votes
Janet MurphyGreen1.7%
5,985 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.