1984Final results
1984 election for Virginia's 8th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Stanford Parris (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Richard L. "dick" Saslaw (D) by 12.4 points.
Stanford ParrisRepublican · winner
55.8%125,015
Richard L. "dick" SaslawDemocrat
43.4%97,250
Donald W. CarpenterIndependent
0.8%1,814
224,091 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 1984
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.
Richard L. "dick" SaslawStanford Parris
$313.8K
Raised by the campaign
$866K
$292K
Spent by the campaign
$863.5K
$21.8K
Cash on hand
$15.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984
The candidates
Stanford Parris (R)Richard L. "dick" Saslaw (D)
Also on the ballot: Donald W. Carpenter (Independent), 0.8%