1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Virginia's 8th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Stanford Parris (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert E. Harris II (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stanford ParrisRepublican · winner
48.8%95,624
Herbert E. Harris IIDemocrat
48.3%94,530
Deborah L. FrantzIndependent
2.9%5,729
195,897 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Herbert E. Harris IIStanford Parris
$238.8K
Raised by the campaign
$414.3K
$238.7K
Spent by the campaign
$410.3K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980
The candidates
Stanford Parris (R)Herbert E. Harris II (D)
Also on the ballot: Deborah L. Frantz (Independent), 2.9%