Virginia's 8th Senate district

Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Bill DeSteph since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jeff McWaters.

Virginia's 8th
State Senate District
Senator
  Bill DeSteph
R–Virginia Beach
Demographics67% White
15% Black
8% Hispanic
5% Asian
4% Other
Population (2017)201,747[1]
Registered voters135,393[2]

Geography

District 8 is located entirely in the City of Virginia Beach, encompassing all of the city's coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.[3]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 2.[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) 27,680 52.7
Democratic Missy Cotter Smasal 24,809 47.2
Total votes 52,557 100
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]
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. "State Senate District 8, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 8 Description". William R. DeSteph, Jr. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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