Member, House of Representatives · District 8 · Virginia · 2026

Who is running

IncumbentDonald S. Beyer, Jr.DemocraticMember, House of Representatives · District 8
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Tony A. SabioRepublicanMember, House of Representatives · District 8
Raised
$44K
Cash on hand
$6K
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Shelly M. ArnoldiLibertarianMember, House of Representatives · District 8
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Tim S. SharmanIndependentMember, House of Representatives · District 8
Raised
$45K
Cash on hand
$50
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Qualified candidates, from Virginia Department of Elections, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Official vote count

Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by Virginia Department of Elections. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners.

Member, House of Representatives (8th District), as listed by the official source
Candidate or choice	Party	Votes	Share of votes counted
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	D	248,071	79.3%
Tony A. Sabio	R	56,298	18.0%
Shelly M. Arnoldi	L	3,650	1.2%
Tim S. Sharman	I	3,893	1.2%
Write-In		860	0.3%

As reported by Virginia Department of Elections (the source says it was updated 2026-11-06T04:22:51.0164405Z). Rows are in the order the source lists them, which is not a ranking. Official source · All Virginia results

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 1990, when James P Moran (Democratic) won it after a Republican win in 1988. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 1980: Stanford E \"Stan\" Parris won by 1,094 votes, 0.6 points of all votes counted. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
Eight different people won the 52 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
A candidate with the same name as the 2024 winner, Donald S. Beyer, Jr., is on the 2026 official list. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
Four candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Virginia Department of Elections
The official list marks Donald S. Beyer, Jr. as the incumbent. Source: Official list from Virginia Department of Elections

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	71.65%	28.35%
1922	83.33%	16.67%
1924	79.9%	20.1%
1926	95.51%	4.48%
1928	99.11%	No figure
1930	79.28%	19.41%
1934	78.8%	19.9%
1936	75.35%	23.33%
1938	99.6%	No figure
1940	78.97%	21.02%
1942	86.61%	11.37%
1944	60.13%	No figure
1946	62.13%	37.86%
1948	54.77%	41.48%
1950	57.23%	40.56%
1952	75.67%	No figure
1954	66.62%	No figure
1956	67.25%	32.74%
1958	99.72%	No figure
1960	75.66%	23.7%
1962	98.74%	No figure
1964	69.38%	No figure
1966	42.75%	57.23%
1968	35.06%	64.94%
1970	36.2%	63.79%
1972	37.8%	44.41%
1974	57.64%	42.35%
1976	51.6%	42.6%
1978	50.5%	2.37%
1980	48.25%	48.81%
1982	48.6%	49.7%
1984	43.4%	55.79%
1986	38.22%	61.77%
1988	37.67%	62.3%
1990	51.7%	44.63%
1992	56.06%	41.56%
1994	59.35%	39.26%
1996	66.4%	28.14%
1998	66.68%	33.05%
2000	63.34%	34.05%
2002	59.81%	37.32%
2004	59.73%	36.9%
2006	66.4%	30.58%
2008	67.94%	29.68%
2010	61.03%	37.3%
2012	64.59%	30.57%
2014	63.08%	31.42%
2016	68.38%	27.28%
2018	76.1%	23.68%
2020	75.79%	23.98%
2022	73.54%	24.76%
2024	71.52%	24.66%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (Democratic)	179,917 votes (46.9 points)
2022	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (Democratic)	131,171 votes (48.8 points)
2020	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (Democratic)	206,089 votes (51.8 points)
2018	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (Democratic)	170,238 votes (52.4 points)
2016	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (Democratic)	148,266 votes (41.1 points)
2014	Donald S. Beyer Jr. (Democratic)	64,292 votes (31.7 points)
2012	James P. "Jim," Moran Jr. (Democratic)	119,477 votes (34.0 points)
2010	James P. "Jim," Moran Jr. (Democratic)	45,259 votes (23.7 points)
2008	James P. "Jim," Moran Jr. (Democratic)	125,561 votes (38.3 points)
2006	James P. Moran Jr. (Democratic)	78,061 votes (35.8 points)
2004	James P. Moran Jr. (Democratic)	65,755 votes (22.8 points)
2002	James P. Moran (Democratic)	38,638 votes (22.5 points)
2000	James P. Moran (Democratic)	75,916 votes (29.3 points)
1998	James P. Moran (Democratic)	49,193 votes (33.6 points)
1996	James P. Moran (Democratic)	87,772 votes (38.3 points)
1994	James P Moran (Democratic)	40,713 votes (20.1 points)
1992	James P Moran (Democratic)	35,825 votes (14.5 points)
1990	James P Moran (Democratic)	12,108 votes (7.1 points)
1988	Stan Parris (Republican)	61,200 votes (24.6 points)
1986	Stanford E \"Stan\" Parris (Republican)	27,705 votes (23.5 points)
1984	Stanford E \"Stan\" Parris (Republican)	27,765 votes (12.4 points)
1982	Stanford E \"Stan\" Parris (Republican)	1,549 votes (1.1 points)
1980	Stanford E \"Stan\" Parris (Republican)	1,094 votes (0.6 points)
1978	Herbert E Harris II (Democratic)	3,741 votes (3.4 points)
1976	Herbert E Harris II (Democratic)	14,516 votes (9.0 points)
1974	Herbert E. Harris, II (Democratic)	14,077 votes (15.3 points)
1972	Stanford E. Parris (Republican)	9,002 votes (6.6 points)
1970	William Lloyd Scott (Republican)	29,487 votes (27.6 points)
1968	William L. Scott (Republican)	42,390 votes (29.9 points)
1966	William Lloyd Scott (Republican)	12,853 votes (14.5 points)
1964	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	27,627 votes (38.8 points)
1962	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	Unopposed
1960	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	29,399 votes (52.0 points)
1958	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	Unopposed
1956	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	19,835 votes (34.5 points)
1954	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	8,642 votes (33.2 points)
1952	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	20,175 votes (51.5 points)
1950	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	8,659 votes (16.7 points)
1948	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	8,143 votes (13.3 points)
1946	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	8,302 votes (24.3 points)
1944	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	20,599 votes (39.2 points)
1942	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	11,623 votes (75.2 points)
1940	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	24,237 votes (57.9 points)
1938	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	Unopposed
1936	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	19,367 votes (52.0 points)
1934	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	10,608 votes (58.9 points)
1930	Howard W. Smith (Democratic)	8,459 votes (59.9 points)
1928	R. Walton Moore (Democratic)	Unopposed
1926	R. Walton Moore (Democratic)	5,390 votes (91.0 points)
1924	R. Walton Moore (Democratic)	10,562 votes (59.8 points)
1922	R. Walton Moore (Democratic)	6,961 votes (66.7 points)
1920	R. Walton Moore (Democratic)	7,942 votes (43.3 points)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

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Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Tony A. Sabio	$44K	$38K	$6K	Oct 14, 2026
Tim S. Sharman	$45K	$45K	$50	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

Headlines that name a candidate in this race

FF-504: Shelly Arnoldi on running for Congress from Virginia District 8 Fountainhead Forum · Oct 21, 2026

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