1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 8
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
A. Joseph Canada Jr. (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Bruce G. Murphy (D) by 35.9 points.
A. Joseph Canada Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
65.6%15,153
Bruce G. MurphyDemocrat
29.7%6,864
Andrew L. MaxIndependent
4.8%1,098
23,116 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET