2024Final results
2024 election for Virginia's 8th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Don Beyer (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Jerry W. Torres (R) by 46.9 points.
Don BeyerDemocrat · winner
71.5%274,593
Jerry W. TorresRepublican
24.7%94,676
David R. KennedyIndependent
2.6%9,956
Bentley F. HenselIndependent
1.0%3,656
The same year, the district voted D+49.0 for president; this race was D+46.9.383,915 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Don BeyerJerry W. Torres
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$557.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: Bentley F. Hensel $17.5K · David R. Kennedy $16.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024; FEC, through Nov 25, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024
The candidates
Don Beyer (D)Jerry W. Torres (R)
Also on the ballot: David R. Kennedy (Independent), 2.6%; Bentley F. Hensel (Independent), 1.0%