1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 8
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
A. Joseph Canada Jr. (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Jones (D) by 30.4 points.
A. Joseph Canada Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
65.2%12,320
Robert G. JonesDemocrat
34.8%6,579
18,908 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET