Virginia's 8th congressional district
Virginia's 8th congressional district | |
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Virginia's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Don Beyer (D–Alexandria) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 783,079[2] |
Median income | $100,719 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+21[3] |
Virginia's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It comprises all of Arlington County, portions of Fairfax County and all of the independent cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.
The residents of the 8th district are currently represented by Democratic Congressman Don Beyer, elected in November 2014. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+21, it is the most Democratic district in Virginia, and one of the most Democratic white-majority districts in the South.
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Results |
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1996 | President | Clinton 55–40% |
2000 | President | Gore 58–38% |
2004 | President | Kerry 64–35% |
2008 | President | Obama 69–30% |
2012 | President | Obama 67–32% |
2016 | President | Clinton 74–21% |
Geography
Encompassing much of Northern Virginia's suburbs of Washington, D.C., Virginia's 8th District includes Arlington County, parts of Fairfax County, and the independent cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.
Demographics
As of 2000, the district has 643,503 residents, 13.7% are African American, 9.5% are Asian, 16.4% are Hispanic and 64.5% are white.[4]
Virginia's eighth congressional district is traditionally a Democratic stronghold, most notably in the urban communities of Arlington and Alexandria.
Elections since 1960
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard W. Smith (inc.) | 42,809 | 75.7 | |
Republican | Lawrence M. Traylor | 13,410 | 23.7 | |
Write-ins | 364 | 0.6 | ||
Total votes | 56,583 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard W. Smith (inc.) | 20,931 | 98.7 | |
Write-ins | 267 | 1.3 | ||
Total votes | 21,198 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard W. Smith (inc.) | 49,440 | 69.4 | |
Independent | Floyd Caldwell Bagley | 21,813 | 30.6 | |
Write-ins | 4 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 71,257 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | William L. Scott | 50,782 | 57.2 | |||
Democratic | George Rawlings | 37,929 | 42.7 | |||
Write-ins | 21 | <0.1 | ||||
Total votes | 88,732 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William L. Scott (inc.) | 68,167 | 64.9 | |
Democratic | Andrew H. McCutcheon | 49,731 | 35.1 | |
Write-ins | 1 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 141,853 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William L. Scott (inc.) | 68,167 | 63.8 | |
Democratic | Darrell Stearns | 38,680 | 36.2 | |
Write-ins | 8 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 106,855 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanford Parris | 60,446 | 44.4 | |
Democratic | Robert F. Horan | 51,444 | 37.8 | |
Independent | William Durland | 18,654 | 13.7 | |
Independent | Robert E. Harris | 5,553 | 4.1 | |
Write-ins | 2 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 136,099 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Herbert Harris | 53,074 | 57.6 | |||
Republican | Stanford Parris (inc.) | 38,997 | 42.4 | |||
Write-ins | 11 | <0.1 | ||||
Total votes | 92,082 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herbert Harris (inc.) | 83,245 | 51.6 | |
Republican | James R. Tate | 68,729 | 42.6 | |
Independent | Michael D. Cannon | 9,292 | 5.8 | |
Write-ins | 61 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 161,327 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herbert Harris (inc.) | 56,137 | 50.5 | |
Independent | Charles Coe | 52,396 | 47.1 | |
Republican | Jack Herrity | 2,632 | 2.4 | |
Write-ins | 5 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 111,170 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Stanford Parris | 95,624 | 48.8 | |||
Democratic | Herbert Harris (inc.) | 94,530 | 48.3 | |||
Independent | Deborah Frantz | 5,729 | 2.9 | |||
Write-ins | 14 | <0.1 | ||||
Total votes | 195,897 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanford Parris (inc.) | 69,620 | 49.7 | |
Democratic | Herbert Harris | 68,071 | 48.6 | |
Independent | Austin Morrill | 2,373 | 1.7 | |
Write-ins | 6 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 140,070 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanford Parris (inc.) | 125,015 | 55.8 | |
Democratic | Richard L. Saslaw | 97,250 | 43.4 | |
Independent | Donald W. Carpenter | 1,814 | 0.8 | |
Write-ins | 12 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 224,091 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanford Parris (inc.) | 72,670 | 61.8 | |
Democratic | James H. Boren | 44,965 | 38.2 | |
Write-ins | 20 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 117,655 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stanford Parris (inc.) | 154,761 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | David Brickley | 93,561 | 37.7 | |
Write-ins | 78 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 248,400 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Jim Moran | 88,475 | 51.7 | |||
Republican | Stanford Parris (inc.) | 76,367 | 44.6 | |||
Independent | Robert Murphy | 5,958 | 3.5 | |||
Write-ins | 321 | 0.2 | ||||
Total votes | 171,121 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 138,542 | 56.1 | |
Republican | Kyle E. McSlarrow | 102,717 | 41.6 | |
Independent | Alvin West | 5,601 | 2.3 | |
Write-ins | 266 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 247,126 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 120,281 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Kyle E. McSlarrow | 79,568 | 39.3 | |
Independent | R. Ward Edmonds | 1,858 | 0.9 | |
Independent | William Jones | 868 | 0.4 | |
Write-ins | 98 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 202,673 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 152,334 | 66.4 | |
Republican | John Otey | 64,562 | 28.1 | |
Reform | R. Ward Edmonds | 6,243 | 2.7 | |
Independent | Sarina Grosswald | 5,239 | 2.3 | |
Independent | Charles Severance | 740 | 0.3 | |
Write-ins | 303 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 229,421 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 97,545 | 66.7 | |
Republican | Demaris H. Miller | 48,352 | 33.1 | |
Write-ins | 390 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 146,287 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 164,178 | 63.3 | |
Republican | Demaris H. Miller | 88,262 | 34.1 | |
Independent | Ronald V. Crickenberger | 3,483 | 1.3 | |
Independent | Rick Herron | 2,805 | 1.1 | |
Write-ins | 471 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 259,199 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 102,759 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Scott C. Tate | 64,121 | 37.3 | |
Independent | Ronald V. Crickenberger | 4,558 | 2.7 | |
Write-ins | 361 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 171,799 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 171,986 | 59.7 | |
Republican | Lisa Marie Cheney | 106,231 | 36.9 | |
Independent | Jim Hurysz | 9,004 | 3.1 | |
Write-ins | 698 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 287,919 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 144,700 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Tom M. O'Donoghue | 66,639 | 30.6 | |
Independent | Jim Hurysz | 6,094 | 2.8 | |
Write-ins | 476 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 217,909 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 222,986 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Mark W. Ellmore | 97,425 | 29.7 | |
Independent Greens | J. Ron Fisher | 6,829 | 2.1 | |
Other | Write-in candidates | 957 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 328,197 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 116,293 | 61.0 | |
Republican | Jay Patrick Murray | 71,108 | 37.3 | |
Independent Greens | J. Ron Fisher | 2,704 | 1.4 | |
Other | Write-in candidates | 492 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 233,368 | 100 | ||
Turnout | 233,368 of 476,011 | 49.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 226,847 | 64.6 | |
Republican | Jay Patrick Murray | 107,370 | 30.6 | |
Independent | Jason Howell | 10,180 | 2.9 | |
Independent Greens | Janet Murphy | 5,985 | 1.7 | |
Write-in | 805 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 351,187 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Don Beyer | 128,102 | 63.1 | |
Republican | Micah Edmond | 63,810 | 31.4 | |
Independent | Gwendolyn Beck | 5,420 | 2.7 | |
Libertarian | Jeffrey Carson | 4,409 | 2.2 | |
Independent Greens | Gerry Blais | 963 | 0.5 | |
Write-in | 372 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 203,076 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Don Beyer (inc.) | 246, 653 | 68.4 | |
Republican | Charles A. Hernick | 98,387 | 27.3 | |
Independent | Julio Gracia | 14,664 | 4.0 | |
Write-ins | 972 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 360,676 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
Elected to Virginia 11th District | |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Re-elected as Democratic-Republican | |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected to Virginia 17th District | |
Walter Jones | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 |
Retired |
John P. Hungerford | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – November 29, 1811 |
Election invalid |
John Taliaferro | Democratic-Republican | November 29, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Lost re-election |
Joseph Lewis, Jr. | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
Lost re-election |
Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected to Virginia 14th District | |
Burwell Bassett | Crawford D-R | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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Jackson | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Lost re-election | |
Richard Coke, Jr. | Jackson | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
Retired |
Jackson | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
Elected to Virginia 7th District | |
Willoughby Newton | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
Lost re-election |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
Elected to U.S. Senate | |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
Retired | |
Alexander R. Holladay | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
Retired |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 |
Appointed Minister to France | |
Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Retired | |
Vacant | March 4, 1861 – January 28, 1870 |
Civil War | |
Conservative | January 28, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Retired | |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 |
Retired | |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 |
Retired | |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – October 15, 1891 |
Died | |
Vacant | October 16, 1891 – December 8, 1891 | ||
Democratic | December 9, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
Retired | |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – February 8, 1907 |
Died | |
Vacant | February 9, 1907 – November 4, 1907 | ||
Democratic | November 5, 1907 – March 3, 1919 |
Resigned | |
Vacant | March 4, 1919 – April 26, 1919 | ||
Democratic | April 27, 1919 – March 3, 1931 |
Retired | |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
Elected to Virginia At-Large District | |
District eliminated March 4, 1933 | |||
District recreated: January 3, 1935 | |||
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1967 |
Lost re-election | |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
Elected to U.S. Senate | |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
Lost re-election | |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2015 |
Retired | |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 – |
First elected in 2014 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US5108&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US51%7C50000US5107&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US5108&_cityTown=&_state=04000US51&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ↑ "November 6, 2012 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
Further reading
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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