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Virginia's 8th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 2, 2026
Primary: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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AllU.S. House districts, including the8th Congressional District of Virginia, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 16, 2026. The filing deadline is April 2, 2026.For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 16 Democratic primary)
• Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 16 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr.
		Michael Duffin
		Adam Dunigan
		Frank Ferreira
		Daniel Gray
	Submit photo	Mo Seifeldein

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8

Heerak Christian Kim,Luke Nathan Phillips, andTony Sabio are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Heerak Christian Kim
		Luke Nathan Phillips
		Tony Sabio

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also:Voting in Virginia

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Campaign finance

General election race ratings

See also:Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets:The Cook Political Report,Inside Elections,Sabato's Crystal Ball, andDDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe andSolid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2][3][4]

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Virginia in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, clickhere.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

• 2024
• 2022
• 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8

IncumbentDonald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) defeatedJerry Torres (R),David Kennedy (Independent), andBentley Hensel (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D)	71.5	274,593
		Jerry Torres (R)	24.7	94,676
		David Kennedy (Independent)	2.6	9,956
		Bentley Hensel (Independent)	1.0	3,656
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	1,034

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 383,915
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeramy Olmack (No Party Affiliation)
• Stephen Leon (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 18, 2024, was canceled. IncumbentDonald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Campbell (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 18, 2024, was canceled.Jerry Torres (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heerak Christian Kim (R)
• Bill Moher (R)
• Gavin Proffitt (R)
• Adam Sahebian (R)
• Mike Webb (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8

IncumbentDonald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) defeatedKarina Lipsman (R) andTeddy Fikre (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D)	73.5	197,760
		Karina Lipsman (R)	24.8	66,589
		Teddy Fikre (Independent)	1.5	4,078
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	503

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,930
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8

IncumbentDonald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) defeatedVictoria Virasingh (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr.	77.1	39,062
		Victoria Virasingh	22.9	11,583

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,645
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8

Karina Lipsman (R) defeatedKezia Tunnell (R),Jeff Jordan (R),Heerak Christian Kim (R), andMonica Carpio (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on May 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karina Lipsman	61.5	440
		Kezia Tunnell	19.1	137
		Jeff Jordan	15.9	114
		Heerak Christian Kim	2.4	17
		Monica Carpio	1.1	8

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 716
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General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8

IncumbentDonald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) defeatedJeff Jordan (R) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D)	75.8	301,454
		Jeff Jordan (R)	24.0	95,365
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	926

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 397,745
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Straw (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. IncumbentDonald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8

Jeff Jordan (R) defeatedMark Ellmore (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on May 30, 2020.

		Candidate
		Mark Ellmore
✔		Jeff Jordan

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heerak Christian Kim (R)
• Mike Webb (R)

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also:Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026

Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also:The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, theCook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+26. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 26 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 8th the 25th most Democratic district nationally.^[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled byThe Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Virginia's 8th Congressional District

Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
74.0%	24.0%

Presidential voting history

See also:Presidential election in Virginia, 2024

Virginia presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 18Democratic wins
• 14Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D

See also:Party control of Virginia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Virginia's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Virginia
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	6	8
Republican	0	5	5
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	11	13

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Virginia's top four state executive offices as of February 2026.

State executive officials in Virginia, February 2026

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Abigail Spanberger
Lieutenant Governor	Ghazala Hashmi
Secretary of State	Candi King
Attorney General	Jay Jones

State legislature

Virginia State Senate

Party		As of February 2026
	Democratic Party	21
	Republican Party	19
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

Virginia House of Delegates

Party		As of February 2026
	Democratic Party	64
	Republican Party	36
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

Virginia Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	D

See also

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