Virginia's 8th congressional district

Virginia's 8th congressional district
Virginia's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Don Beyer (DAlexandria)
Population (2011) 767,596
Median income $92,181
Ethnicity 64.5% White, 13.7% Black, 9.5% Asian, 16.4% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% other
Cook PVI D+16[1]

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, first elected to the 8th's seat in the House of Representatives in 2014. It is the second-most Democratic district in Virginia (only the 3rd district is more Democratic), and one of the most Democratic white-majority districts in the South.

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 55 –
40%
Senator Warner 51 –
49%
1997 Governor Beyer 55 –
44%
Lieutenant Governor Payne 54 –
42%
Attorney General Dolan 55 –
45%
2000 President Gore 58 –
38%
Senator Robb 60 –
40%
2001 Governor Warner 62 –
37%
Lieutenant Governor Kaine 61 –
38%
Attorney General McEachin 57 –
43%
2004 President Kerry 64 –
35%
2008 President Obama 69 –
30%

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.[2]

Virginia's eighth congressional district is traditionally a Democratic stronghold, most notably in the urban communities of Arlington and Alexandria.

Recent elections

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard W. Smith (inc.) 20,931 98.7
Write-ins 267 1.3
Total votes 21,198 100.00
Democratic hold
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1970
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moran (inc.) 116,293 61.0
Republican 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
Voter turnout 49.0%
Democratic hold
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2012 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moran (inc.) 226,847 64.6
Republican 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
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2014 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
Josiah Parker Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793
Elected to Virginia 11th District
Thomas Claiborne Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
Re-elected as Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1799
Lost re-election
Samuel Goode Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1801
Lost re-election
Thomas Claiborne 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
Charles F. Mercer Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823
Elected to Virginia 14th District
Burwell Bassett Crawford D-R March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Jackson March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
Lost re-election
Richard Coke, Jr. Jackson March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833
Retired
Henry A. Wise Jackson March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
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Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
Elected to Virginia 7th District
Willoughby Newton Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
Lost re-election
Robert M. T. Hunter Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
Elected to U.S. Senate
Richard L. T. Beale Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
Retired
Alexander R. Holladay Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
Retired
Charles J. Faulkner, Sr. Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859
Appointed Minister to France
Alexander R. Boteler Opposition March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
Retired
Vacant March 4, 1861 –
January 28, 1870
Civil War
James K. Gibson Conservative January 28, 1870 –
March 3, 1871
Retired
William Terry Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Lost re-election
Eppa Hunton Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1881
Retired
John S. Barbour, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1887
Retired
William H. F. Lee Democratic March 4, 1887 –
October 15, 1891
Died
Vacant October 16, 1891 –
December 8, 1891
Elisha E. Meredith Democratic December 9, 1891 –
March 3, 1897
Retired
John F. Rixey Democratic March 4, 1897 –
February 8, 1907
Died
Vacant February 9, 1907 –
November 4, 1907
Charles C. Carlin Democratic November 5, 1907 –
March 3, 1919
Resigned
Vacant March 4, 1919 –
April 26, 1919
R. Walton Moore Democratic April 27, 1919 –
March 3, 1931
Retired
Howard W. Smith Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933
Elected to Virginia At-Large District
District eliminated March 4, 1933
District recreated: January 3, 1935
Howard W. Smith Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1967
Lost re-election
William L. Scott Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973
Elected to U.S. Senate
Stanford E. Parris Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
Lost re-election
Herbert E. Harris Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981
Lost re-election
Stanford E. Parris Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1991
Lost re-election
Jim Moran Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2015
Retired
Don Beyer Democratic January 3, 2015 –
First elected in 2014

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

Further reading

Coordinates: 38°46′46″N 77°08′23″W / 38.77944°N 77.13972°W / 38.77944; -77.13972

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