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]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Party | 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 | ||
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