Virginia's 8th Senate district

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Virginia's 8th
State Senate district
Virginia Senate District 8 (2011).png
Senator
  Bill DeSteph
R–Virginia Beach
Demographics66% White
15% Black
8% Hispanic
5% Asian
5% Other
Population (2019)199,731[1]
Registered voters139,519[2]

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[]

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 8[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill DeSteph (incumbent) 28,637 52.1
Democratic Missy Cotter Smasal 26,242 47.7
Total votes 54,960 100
Republican hold

2015[]

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill DeSteph 2,280 71.1
Republican Craig Hudgins 928 28.9
Total votes 3,209 100
General election
Republican Bill DeSteph 15,905 58.7
Democratic Howard Belote 11,075 40.9
Total votes 27,086 100
Republican hold

2011[]

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff McWaters (incumbent) 14,371 96.6
Total votes 14,883 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 8[]

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 49.6–48.6%
2017 Governor Northam 49.7–49.2%
2016 President Trump 51.0–42.9%
2014 Senate Gillespie 53.0–44.3%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 48.8–44.4%
2012 President Romney 52.6–46.1%
Senate Allen 51.5–48.5%

Historical results[]

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2010 special[]

2010 Virginia Senate special election, District 8[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff McWaters 8,052 78.6
Democratic Bill Fleming 2,185 21.3
Total votes 10,246 100
Republican hold

2007[]

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Stolle (incumbent) 13,137 95.6
Total votes 13,743 100
Republican hold

2003[]

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Stolle (incumbent) 13,641 96.9
Total votes 14,081 100
Republican hold

1999[]

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Stolle (incumbent) 25,459 97.6
Total votes 26,085 100
Republican hold

1995[]

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Stolle (incumbent) 15,517 98.5
Total votes 15,759 100
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 8, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Bill DeSteph". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Virginia State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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