2015Final results
2015 election for Virginia Senate District 8
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Bill DeSteph (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Harry D. Belote (D) by 17.8 points.
Bill DeStephRepublican · winner
58.7%15,905
Harry D. BeloteDemocrat
40.9%11,075
27,086 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 2015
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET