Virginia's 8th congressional district

Virginia's 8th congressional district
Current Representative		Jim Moran (D–Arlington)
Population (2000)	643,503
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

Virginia's Eighth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 8th District are currently represented by Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, first elected to the 8th's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990.

Voting

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

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.

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

2010 election

Main article: Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2010

List of representatives

Representative	Lived	Party	Term	Note
District created: March 4, 1789
Josiah Parker	(1751–1810)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1793	Elected to Virginia 11th District
Thomas Claiborne	(1749–1812)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
		Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799	Defeated
Samuel Goode	(1756–1822)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1801	Defeated
Thomas Claiborne	(1749–1812)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803	Elected to Virginia 17th District
Walter Jones	(1745–1815)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1811	Declined to run
John P. Hungerford	(1761–1833)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 - November 29, 1811	Election invalid
John Taliaferro	(1768–1852)	Democratic-Republican	November 29, 1811 - March 3, 1813	Defeated
Joseph Lewis, Jr.	(1772–1834)	Federalist	March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1817	Defeated
Charles F. Mercer	(1778–1858)	Federalist	March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1823	Elected to Virginia 14th District
Burwell Bassett	(1764–1841)	Crawford D-R	March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825
		Jackson	March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829	Defeated
Richard Coke, Jr.	(1790–1851)	Jackson	March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833	Declined to run
Henry A. Wise	(1806–1876)	Jackson	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837
		Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1843	Elected to Virginia 7th District
Willoughby Newton	(1802–1874)	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845	Defeated
Robert M. T. Hunter	(1809–1887)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847	Elected to U.S. Senate
Richard L. T. Beale	(1819–1893)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849	Declined to run
Alexander R. Holladay	(1811–1877)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853	Declined to run
Charles J. Faulkner, Sr.	(1806–1884)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1859	Appointed Minister to France
Alexander R. Boteler	(1815–1892)	Opposition	March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861	Declined to run
Vacant			March 4, 1861 - January 28, 1870	Civil War
James K. Gibson	(1812–1879)	Conservative	January 28, 1870 - March 3, 1871	Declined to run
William Terry	(1824–1888)	Democratic	March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873	Defeated
Eppa Hunton	(1822–1908)	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1881	Declined to run
John S. Barbour, Jr.	(1820–1892)	Democratic	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1887	Declined to run
William H. F. Lee	(1837–1891)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 - October 15, 1891	Died
Vacant			October 16, 1891 - December 8, 1891	Special election
Elisha E. Meredith	(1848–1900)	Democratic	December 9, 1891 - March 3, 1897	Declined to run
John F. Rixey	(1854–1907)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - February 8, 1907	Died
Vacant			February 9, 1907 - November 4, 1907
Charles C. Carlin	(1866–1938)	Democratic	November 5, 1907 - March 3, 1919	Resigned
Vacant			March 4, 1919 - April 26, 1919	Special election April 1919
R. Walton Moore	(1859–1941)	Democratic	April 27, 1919 - March 3, 1931	Declined to run
Howard W. Smith	(1883–1976)	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	(1883–1976)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1967	Defeated
William L. Scott	(1915–1997)	Republican	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1973	Elected to U.S. Senate
Stanford E. Parris	(1929–2010)	Republican	January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975	Defeated
Herbert E. Harris	(b. 1926)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1981	Defeated
Stanford E. Parris	(1929–2010)	Republican	January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1991	Defeated
James P. Moran, Jr.	(b. 1945)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 - Present

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present