| Virginia's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 66% White 15% Black 8% Hispanic 5% Asian 5% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 199,731 [1] | ||
| Registered voters | 139,519 [2] | ||
Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Bill DeSteph since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jeff McWaters. [3]
District 8 is located in the City of Virginia Beach, encompassing all of the city's coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. [3]
The district is contained entirely within Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 21st, 81st, 82nd, and 84th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4] Its far southern tip borders the state of North Carolina. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill DeSteph (incumbent) | 28,637 | 52.1 | |
| Democratic | Missy Cotter Smasal | 26,242 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 54,960 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff McWaters (incumbent) | 14,371 | 96.6 | |
| Total votes | 14,883 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [7] [8] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 49.6–48.6% |
| 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% |
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Jeff McWaters | 8,052 | 78.6 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Fleming | 2,185 | 21.3 | ||
| Total votes | 10,246 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 13,137 | 95.6 | ||
| Total votes | 13,743 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 13,641 | 96.9 | ||
| Total votes | 14,081 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 25,459 | 97.6 | ||
| Total votes | 26,085 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 15,517 | 98.5 | ||
| Total votes | 15,759 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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