North Carolina's 8th congressional district
North Carolina's eighth congressional district comprises a large portion of the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina from Concord to Spring Lake, including China Grove, Albemarle, Troy, Pinehurst and Raeford. The district includes all of Cabarrus, Montgomery, Moore, Hoke and Stanly counties, as well as portions of Rowan and Cumberland counties.
| North Carolina's 8th congressional district | |||
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.tif.png) North Carolina's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2017. | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2016) | 774,967[2] | ||
| Median income | $51,621[3] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+8[4] | ||
The district is currently represented by Richard Hudson, a member of the Republican Party. He won the seat in 2012 after defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell.
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1793 | |||
| William J. Dawson | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd | Elected in 1793. Lost re-election. |
| Dempsey Burges | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 |
4th 5th |
Elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1796. Lost re-election. |
 David Stone |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Declined to serve having also been elected U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | March 4, 1801 – December 7, 1801 |
7th | ||
| Charles Johnson | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1801 – July 23, 1802 |
Elected August 6, 1801 to finish Stone's term and seated December 7, 1801. Died. | |
| Vacant | July 23, 1802 – December 7, 1802 | |||
| Thomas Wynns | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1802 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected October 15, 1802 to finish Johnson's term and seated December 7, 1802. Redistricted to the 1st district. | |
| Richard Stanford | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – April 9, 1816 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Died. |
| Vacant | April 9, 1816 – December 2, 1816 | |||
| Samuel Dickens | Democratic-Republican | December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected to finish Stanford's term. Lost re-election. |
| James S. Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Retired. |
| Josiah Crudup | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1821. Retired. |
 Willie P. Mangum |
Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Resigned. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 18, 1826 | |||
| Vacant | March 18, 1826 – December 4, 1826 |
19th | ||
| Daniel L. Barringer | Jacksonian | December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1833 |
19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd |
Elected November 3, 1826 to finish Mangum's term and seated December 4, 1826. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. [data unknown/missing] |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |||
| William Montgomery | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th |
[data unknown/missing] |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |||
 Romulus M. Saunders |
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| Archibald Hunter Arrington | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Redistricted from the 6th district. [data unknown/missing] |
| Henry S. Clark | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data unknown/missing] |
 Richard S. Donnell |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data unknown/missing] |
 Edward Stanly |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Thomas L. Clingman |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – May 7, 1858 |
33rd 34th 35th |
Redistricted from the 1st district. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | May 7, 1858 – December 7, 1858 |
35th | ||
 Zebulon B. Vance |
Democratic | December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
[data unknown/missing] |
| Vacant | March 3, 1861 – March 3, 1873 |
37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd |
Civil War and Reconstruction | |
 Robert B. Vance |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885 |
43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th |
[data unknown/missing] |
| William H. H. Cowles | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd |
[data unknown/missing] |
| William H. Bower | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | [data unknown/missing] |
 Romulus Z. Linney |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 |
54th 55th 56th |
[data unknown/missing] |
 E. Spencer Blackburn |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | [data unknown/missing] |
| Theodore F. Kluttz | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
58th | Redistricted from the 7th district. [data unknown/missing] |
E. Spencer Blackburn |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
59th | [data unknown/missing] |
| Richard N. Hackett | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 |
60th | [data unknown/missing] |
| Charles H. Cowles | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | [data unknown/missing] |
 Robert L. Doughton |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1933 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| Walter Lambeth | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th |
Redistricted from the 7th district. [data unknown/missing] |
 William O. Burgin |
Democratic | January 3, 1939 – April 11, 1946 |
76th 77th 78th 79th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
| Vacant | April 11, 1946 – May 25, 1946 |
79th | ||
 Eliza Pratt |
Democratic | May 25, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | [data unknown/missing] |
 Charles B. Deane |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1957 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Alvin Paul Kitchin |
Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 |
85th 86th 87th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election after redistricting. |
 Charles R. Jonas |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 |
88th 89th 90th |
Redistricted from the 10th district. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
 Earl B. Ruth |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
91st 92nd 93rd |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Bill Hefner |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1999 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
 Robin Hayes |
Republican | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 |
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Larry Kissell |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 |
111th 112th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Richard Hudson |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – Present |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Incumbent |
Historical district boundaries
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Footnotes
References
- Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- 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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