Minnesota's 8th congressional district

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Minnesota's 8th congressional district
Minnesota's 8th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Minnesota's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area27,583 [1]  sq mi (71,440 km2)
Distribution
  • 61.53% rural [2]
  • 38.47% urban
Population (2023)727,776 [3]
Median household
income
$73,546 [3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+8 [4]
External image
Searchtool.svg THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 8th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota. It is anchored by Duluth, the state's fifth-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.

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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. [5]

The district is notable for being the last one assigned after both the 2010 and 2020 censuses. After the 2020 census in particular, in spite of early predictions that it would be eliminated, Minnesota held onto the district by a mere 89 people, beating out New York's 27th district for the last spot. [6]

The district is represented by Republican Pete Stauber. [5] [7]

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2000 President Al Gore 49 - George W. Bush 43%
2004 President John Kerry 53 - George W. Bush 46%
2008 President Barack Obama 53 - John McCain 45%
Senate Al Franken 52.3 - Norm Coleman 47.6%
2012 President Barack Obama 51.7 - Mitt Romney 46.2%
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 56.3 - Joe Biden 41.7%
2022 Governor Scott Jensen 52.2 - Tim Walz 43.9%

Demographics

Sex

Ethnicity

Minnesota's 8th district has one of the highest proportions of non-Hispanic whites in the nation. 98.4% of people over the age of 85 are non-Hispanic whites. 86% of those in the 0-4 year old bracket are non-Hispanic white, compared to less than 50% of the nation at large. [9]

Ancestry

The ancestry of Minnesota's 8th district is dominated by Northern Europeans: German Americans, Norwegian Americans, Swedish Americans, and Danish Americans make up over 55% of the population. [8] Minnesota's 8th district has the highest percentage of Swedish Americans of any congressional district in the country.

Place of birth

Language

Language spoken at home other than English

  • Spanish 1.0%
  • German 0.4%
  • Native American languages 0.4%
  • French 0.1%
  • Chinese 0.1%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
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James Bede
(Pine City)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909
58th
59th
60th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost renomination.
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Clarence B. Miller
(Duluth)
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.
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William Leighton Carss
(Proctor)
Farmer–Labor March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election as a Democrat.
Democratic
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Oscar Larson
(Duluth)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925
67th
68th
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.
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William Leighton Carss
(Proctor)
Farmer–Labor March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929
69th
70th
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
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William Alvin Pittenger
(Duluth)
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 inactiveMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All members elected At-large on a general ticket
William Alvin Pittenger.jpg
William Alvin Pittenger
(Duluth)
Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
74th Elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
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John Bernard
(Eveleth)
Farmer–Labor January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
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William Alvin Pittenger
(Duluth)
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.
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John Blatnik
(Chisholm)
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.
VacantDecember 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975
93rd
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Jim Oberstar
(Chisholm)
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.
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Chip Cravaack
(Lindström)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
112th Elected in 2010.
Lost re-election.
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Rick Nolan
(Crosby)
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.
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Pete Stauber
(Hermantown)
Republican January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

Vote share from 1982-2022 Vote share in Minnesota's 8th congressional district, 1982-2022.svg
Vote share from 1982–2022
Year DFL Republican OthersTotalResult
CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%Votes%Votes%
2002 [10] Jim Oberstar 193,95968.6%Bob Lemen88,42331.2%349 [lower-alpha 1] 0.1%283,931100.0%DFL hold
2004 Jim Oberstar 228,58665.2%Mark Groettum112,69332.2%9,204 [lower-alpha 2] 2.6%350,483100.0%DFL hold
2006 Jim Oberstar 180,67063.6%Rod Grams97,68334.4%5,663 [lower-alpha 3] 2.0%284,016100.0%DFL hold
2008 Jim Oberstar 241,83167.7%Michael Cummins114,87132.2%582 [lower-alpha 4] 0.2%357,284100.0%DFL hold
2010 Jim Oberstar 129,09146.6% Chip Cravaack 133,49048.2%14,500 [lower-alpha 5] 5.2%277,081100.0%Republican gain
2012 Rick Nolan 191,97654.3% Chip Cravaack 160,52045.4%1,1670.3%353,663100.0%DFL gain
2014 Rick Nolan 129,09048.5%Stewart Mills III125,35847.1%11,6354.4%266,083100.0% DFL hold
2016 Rick Nolan 179,09850.2%Stewart Mills III177,08949.6%7920.2%356,979100.0%DFL hold
2018 Joe Radinovich 141,94845.2% Pete Stauber 159,36450.7%12,6974.1%314,209100.0%Republican gain
2020Quinn Nystrom147,85337.6% Pete Stauber 223,43256.7%22,4265.7%393,711100.0%Republican hold
2022 Jennifer Schultz 140,77042.7% Pete Stauber 188,44457.2%3170.1%329,531100.0%Republican hold
  1. Write-in: 349
  2. Van Presley (Green): 8,933 Write-in: 271
  3. Harry Welty (Unity): 5,508 Write-in: 155
  4. Write-in: 582
  5. Timothy Olson (IPM): 11,876 Richard Burton (Constitution): 2,492 Write-in: 132

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013-2023 Minnesota US Congressional District 8 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

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