Virginia's 8th Senate district

Virginia's 8th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Mark Peake R – Lynchburg
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]

Geography

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]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill DeSteph (incumbent)	28,637	52.1
	Democratic	Missy Cotter Smasal	26,242	47.7
Total votes			54,960	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Primary election
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

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff McWaters (incumbent)	14,371	96.6
Total votes			14,883	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
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%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2010 special

2010 Virginia Senate special election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff McWaters	8,052	78.6
	Democratic	Bill Fleming	2,185	21.3
Total votes			10,246	100
	Republican hold

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Stolle (incumbent)	13,137	95.6
Total votes			13,743	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Stolle (incumbent)	13,641	96.9
Total votes			14,081	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Stolle (incumbent)	25,459	97.6
Total votes			26,085	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 8 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Stolle (incumbent)	15,517	98.5
Total votes			15,759	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 8, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
3. "Bill DeSteph". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.