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Virginia · U.S. House

Virginia 8th District

Don Beyer wins. Called.

97% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Don Beyer D won 248,314 79.5%
Tony Sabio R 56,359 18.1%
Tim Sharman I 3,905 1.3%
Shelly Arnoldi L 3,650 1.2%
Total312,228

172 of 172 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Fairfax 136,181 D +54.7 D +39.6 D +15.1 97%
Arlington 101,620 D +69.4 D +59.9 D +9.5 97%
Alexandria City 66,394 D +69.4 D +58.9 D +10.4 97%
Falls Church City 8,033 D +70.9 D +63.3 D +7.6 97%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+370 votes312,228D +63.0
+2,132 votes311,858D +63.0
+26,599 votes309,726D +63.0
+472 votes283,127D +63.3
+28,033 votes282,655D +63.3
+10,221 votes254,622D +63.3
+24,863 votes244,401D +62.6
+1,229 votes219,538D +63.8
+31,591 votes218,309D +63.8
+20,059 votes186,718D +66.5
+4,031 votes166,659D +68.6
+907 votes162,628D +68.8