Virginia's 8th House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 8 containts portions of Fairfax County. It is currently represented Democrat Irene Shin.[1] The district was previously represented by Republican Joseph McNamara, who was redistricted out, and prior by Greg Habeeb from 2012 until his resignation in August 2018.[2] In 2017, he won against Democrat Steve McBride.[3][4]
District officeholders
editYears | Delegate | Party | Electoral history | |
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January 8, 1992 – January 12, 1994 |
G. Steven Agee | Republican | Declined to seek reelection | |
January 12, 1994 – January 3, 2011 |
Morgan Griffith | Republican |
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January 3, 2011 – August 31, 2018 |
Greg Habeeb | Republican | First elected in 2010. Resigned. | |
November 26, 2018 – January 10, 2024 |
Joseph McNamara | Elected via special election held due to resignation of Delegate Greg Habeeb. (redistricted to the 40th District) | ||
January 10, 2024 – present |
Irene Shin | Democratic | Redistricted from the 86th District |
Electoral history
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Greg Habeeb | 16,684 | 100.00% | n/a | |
Total votes | 16,684 | 100.00% | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Donald Trump | 24,060 | 62.38% | n/a | |
Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 12,413 | 32.18% | n/a | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 1,323 | 3.43% | n/a | |
Independent | Evan McMullin | 527 | 1.37% | n/a | |
Green | Jill Stein | 248 | 0.64% | n/a | |
Total votes | 38,571 | 100.00% | n/a |
References
edit- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Elections: House of Delegates District 8". Vpap.org. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Forman, Carmen (March 31, 2017). "Democrat to challenge Del. Greg Habeeb in 8th District | Politics". roanoke.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
External links
edit- "House District 8" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
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