Minnesota's 8th congressional district

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Minnesota's 8th congressional district
	Minnesota's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Pete Stauber; R–Hermantown
Area	27,583[1] sq mi (71,440 km2)
Distribution	61.53% rural[2]; 38.47% urban;
Population (2019)	671,346[3]
Median household; income	$61,659[3]
Ethnicity	91% White[4]; 3% Native American; 2% Hispanic; 2% other; 1% Black; 1% Asian;
Cook PVI	R+4[5]

Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota. It is anchored by Duluth, the state's fourth-largest city. It also includes most of the Mesabi & Vermilion iron ranges, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in the Superior National Forest. The district is best known for its mining, agriculture, tourism, and shipping industries.

For many decades, the district reliably voted Democratic, but in 2016, Republicans made strong gains and Donald Trump carried the district by a 15-point margin. In the 2018 midterm election, it was one of only three congressional districts in the country which flipped to Republican. The eastern part of the district (Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties) tends to vote Democratic while the rest of the district leans Republican.[6]

The district is represented by Republican Pete Stauber.[6][7]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
James Bede	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	58th 59th 60th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost renomination.
Clarence B. Miller	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919	61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
William Leighton Carss	Farmer–Labor	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election as a Democrat.
Oscar Larson	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925	67th 68th	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired.
William Leighton Carss	Farmer–Labor	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929	69th 70th	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
William Alvin Pittenger	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All members elected At-large on a general ticket
William Alvin Pittenger	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	Elected in 1934. Lost re-election.
John Bernard	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	Elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
William Alvin Pittenger	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
John Blatnik	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1974	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
Jim Oberstar	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Chip Cravaack	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Lost re-election.
Rick Nolan	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Lt. Governor of Minnesota.
Pete Stauber	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.

Recent elections

Year	Nominee	Party	Votes	%	Nominee	Party	Votes	%	Nominee	Party	Votes	%
2002	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	193,959	68.6	Bob Lemen	Republican	88,423	31.2
2004	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	228,509	65.2	Mark Groettum	Republican	112,657	32.2	Van Presley	Green	8,933	2.5
2006	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	194,677	63.6	Rod Grams	Republican	101,744	34.4	Harry Welty	Unity	5,508	1.9
2008	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	240,586	67.6	Michael Cummins	Republican	114,588	32.2
2010	Jim Oberstar	Democratic	129,072	46.6	Chip Cravaack	Republican	133,479	48.2	Timothy Olson	Independence	11,876	4.3
2012	Rick Nolan	Democratic	192,748	54.5	Chip Cravaack	Republican	161,113	45.5
2014	Rick Nolan	Democratic	129,089	48.5	Stewart Mills III	Republican	125,357	47.1	Ray Sandman	Green	11,450	4.3
2016	Rick Nolan	Democratic	178,893	50.2	Stewart Mills III	Republican	176,821	49.6
2018	Joe Radinovich	Democratic	141,972	45.2	Pete Stauber	Republican	159,388	50.7	Ray Sandman	Independence	12,741	4.1
2020	Quinn Nystrom	Democratic	147,853	37.6	Pete Stauber	Republican	223,432	56.7	Judith Schwartzbacker	Grassroots	22,190	5.6

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 49 - George W. Bush 44%
2004	President	John Kerry 53 - George W. Bush 46%
2008	President	Barack Obama 53 - John McCain 45%
2008	Senate	Al Franken 52.3 - Norm Coleman 47.6%
2012	President	Barack Obama 51.7 - Mitt Romney 46.2%
2012	Senate	Amy Klobuchar 65 - Kurt Bills 31%
2014	Senate	Al Franken 54 - Mike McFadden 42%
2016	President	Donald Trump 54.2 - Hillary Clinton 38.6%
2018	Senate	Amy Klobuchar 53.7 - Jim Newberger 42.9%
	Senate (special)	Karin Housley 48.3 - Tina Smith 46.8%
	Governor	Jeff Johnson 48.9 - Tim Walz 47.1%
2020	President	Donald Trump 56.1 - Joe Biden 41.6%

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

"Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
"My Congressional District". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP).
"Census profile: Congressional District 8, MN". Census Reporter.
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
"Minnesota Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
"Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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[1] "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.

[2] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.

[census-3] "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP).

[4] "Census profile: Congressional District 8, MN". Census Reporter.

[Cook-5] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[:0-6] "Minnesota Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[7] "Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 14, 2016.