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2018Final results

2018 election for Virginia's 8th District

U.S. House · Virginia

Don Beyer (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas S. Oh (R) by 52.4 points.

Don BeyerDemocrat · winner
76.1%247,137
Thomas S. OhRepublican
23.7%76,899
324,750 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+34.02012D+31.72014D+41.12016D+52.42018D+51.82020D+48.82022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Don BeyerThomas S. Oh
$2.1M
Raised by the campaign
$74.6K
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$74.6K
$982.4K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018