Virginia's 8th
State Senate district |
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.png) District map before the 2023 election.svg.png) District map from the 2023 election |
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| Demographics | 66% White
15% Black
8% Hispanic
5% Asian
5% Other |
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| Population (2019) | 199,731[1] |
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| Registered voters | 139,519[2] |
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Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Bill DeSteph since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jeff McWaters.[3]
Geography
District 8 is located in the City of Virginia Beach, encompassing all of the city's coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.[3]
The district is contained entirely within Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 21st, 81st, 82nd, and 84th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] Its far southern tip borders the state of North Carolina.[1]
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2010 special
2007
2003
1999
1995
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 8, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Bill DeSteph". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
