Maryland's 8th congressional district
Maryland's 8th congressional district | |
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Maryland's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Chris Van Hollen (D) |
Area | 297.06 sq mi (769.4 km2) |
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Population (2010) | 756,076 |
Median income | 97,192 |
Ethnicity |
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Occupation | |
Cook PVI | D+10[1] |
Maryland's 8th congressional district stretches from the northern Washington, D.C. suburbs north towards the Pennsylvania border. The district is currently represented by Democrat Chris Van Hollen.
History
The district was created after the 1790 census in time for the 1792 election, was abolished after the 1830 census, and was reinstated after the 1960 census. During Carlton R. Sickles's tenure, the district was at-large and covered the entire state.
During redistricting after the 2000 census, the Democratic-dominated Maryland legislature sought to unseat then-incumbent Republican Connie Morella. One proposal went so far as to divide the district in two, effectively giving one to state Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. and forcing then-incumbent Connie Morella to run against popular Maryland State Delegate and Kennedy political family member Mark Kennedy Shriver. The final redistricting plan was less ambitious, restoring an eastern, heavily Democratic spur of Montgomery County removed in the 1990 redistricting to the 8th District, as well as adding an adjacent portion from heavily Democratic Prince George's County located in Maryland's 5th congressional district. Although it forced Van Hollen and Shriver to run against each other in an expensive primary, the shift pushed the district into the Democratic column, and Van Hollen defeated Morella in 2002.
From 2003 to 2013 the district mostly consisted of the larger part of Montgomery County, also including a small portion of Prince George's County. The district now includes Carroll, Frederick, and parts of Montgomery County.
Recent elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gilbert Gude | 71,050 | 54.40 | |
Democratic | Royce Hanson | 59,568 | 45.60 | |
Total votes | 130,618 | 100.00 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gilbert Gude (inc.) | 109,167 | 60.89 | |
Democratic | Margaret C. Schweinhaut | 70,109 | 39.11 | |
Total votes | 179,276 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gilbert Gude (inc.) | 104,647 | 63.38 | |
Democratic | Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. | 60,456 | 36.62 | |
Total votes | 165,103 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gilbert Gude (inc.) | 137,287 | 63.90 | |
Democratic | Joseph G. Anastasi | 77,551 | 36.10 | |
Total votes | 214,838 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gilbert Gude (inc.) | 104,675 | 65.92 | |
Democratic | Sidney Kramer | 54,112 | 34.08 | |
Total votes | 158,787 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Newton Steers | 111,274 | 46.82 | |
Democratic | Lanny Davis | 100,343 | 42.22 | |
Independent | Robin Ficker | 26,035 | 10.96 | |
Total votes | 237,652 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Michael D. Barnes | 81,851 | 51.27 | |||
Republican | Newton Steers (inc.) | 77,807 | 48.73 | |||
Total votes | 159,658 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael D. Barnes (inc.) | 148,301 | 59.33 | |
Republican | Newton Steers | 101,659 | 40.67 | |
Total votes | 249,960 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael D. Barnes (inc.) | 121,761 | 71.34 | |
Republican | Elizabeth W. Spencer | 48,910 | 28.66 | |
Total votes | 170,671 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael D. Barnes (inc.) | 181,947 | 71.47 | |
Republican | Albert Ceccone | 70,715 | 27.78 | |
Libertarian | Samuel K. Grove | 1,903 | 0.75 | |
Write-ins | 4 | <0.01 | ||
Total votes | 254,569 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Connie Morella | 92,917 | 52.87 | |||
Democratic | Stewart Bainum | 82,825 | 47.13 | |||
Total votes | 175,742 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 172,619 | 62.75 | |
Democratic | Peter Franchot | 102,478 | 37.25 | |
Total votes | 275,097 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 130,059 | 73.53 | |
Democratic | James Walker | 39,343 | 22.24 | |
Independent | Sidney Altman | 7,485 | 4.23 | |
Total votes | 176,887 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 203,377 | 72.53 | |
Democratic | Edward J. Heffernan | 77,042 | 27.47 | |
Total votes | 280,419 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 143,449 | 70.28 | |
Democratic | Steven Van Grack | 60,660 | 29.72 | |
Total votes | 204,109 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 152,538 | 61.22 | |
Democratic | Donald Mooers | 96,229 | 38.62 | |
Total votes | 249,146 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 133,145 | 60.34 | |
Democratic | Ralph G. Neas | 87,497 | 39.66 | |
Total votes | 220,642 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 156,241 | 52.00 | |
Democratic | Terry Lierman | 136,840 | 45.54 | |
Constitution | Brian D. Saunders | 7,017 | 2.34 | |
Write-ins | 371 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 300,469 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen | 112,788 | 51.74 | |||
Republican | Connie Morella (inc.) | 103,587 | 47.52 | |||
Write-ins | 1,599 | 0.73 | ||||
Total votes | 217,974 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 215,129 | 74.91 | |
Republican | Chuck Floyd | 71,989 | 25.07 | |
Write-ins | 79 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 287,197 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 168,872 | 76.52 | |
Republican | Jeffrey M. Stein | 48,324 | 21.90 | |
Green | Gerard P. Giblin | 3,298 | 1.49 | |
Write-ins | 191 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 220,685 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 229,740 | 75.08 | |
Republican | Steve Hudson | 66,351 | 21.68 | |
Green | Gordon Clark | 6,828 | 2.23 | |
Libertarian | Ian Thomas | 2,562 | 0.84 | |
Write-in | All write-ins | 533 | 0.17 | |
Total votes | 306,014 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 153,613 | 73.27 | |
Republican | Michael Lee Philips | 52,421 | 25.00 | |
Libertarian | Mark Grannis | 2,713 | 1.29 | |
Constitution | Fred Nordhorn | 696 | 0.33 | |
No party | Write-ins | 224 | 0.11 | |
Total votes | 209,667 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 217,531 | 63.37 | |
Republican | Kenneth R. Timmerman | 113,033 | 32.93 | |
Libertarian | Mark Grannis | 7,235 | 2.11 | |
Green | George Gluck | 5,064 | 1.48 | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 393 | 0.11 | |
Total votes | 343,256 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Van Hollen (inc.) | 136,722 | 60.74 | |
Republican | Dave Wallace | 87,859 | 39.03 | |
N/A | Others (write-in) | 516 | 0.23 | |
Total votes | 225,097 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
List of representatives
# | Representative | Party | Congress | Tenure | Notes/Events | Area |
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District created in 1793 | ||||||
1 | William Vans Murray | Pro-Administration | 3rd | March 4, 1793– March 3, 1795 |
Redistricted from the 5th district | |
Federalist | 4th | March 4, 1795– March 3, 1797 |
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2 | John Dennis | Federalist | 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th | March 4, 1797– March 3, 1805 |
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3 | Charles Goldsborough | Federalist | 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th | March 4, 1805– March 3, 1817 |
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4 | Thomas Bayly | Federalist | 15th, 16th, 17th | March 4, 1817– March 3, 1823 |
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5 | John S. Spence | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
18th | March 4, 1823– March 3, 1825 |
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6 | Robert N. Martin | Adams | 19th | March 4, 1825– March 3, 1827 |
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7 | Ephraim King Wilson | Adams | 20th | March 4, 1827– March 3, 1829 |
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Jackson | 21st | March 4, 1829– March 3, 1831 |
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8 | John S. Spence | Anti-Jackson | 22nd | March 4, 1831– March 3, 1833 |
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9 | John T. Stoddert | Jackson | 23rd | March 4, 1833– March 3, 1835 |
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Seat abolished after the 1830 census | ||||||
The seat was reinstated after the 1960 census, but its boundaries were not established until 1967. | ||||||
10 | Gilbert Gude | Republican | 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th | January 3, 1967– January 3, 1977 |
Retired | Montgomery |
11 | Newton Steers | Republican | 95th | January 3, 1977– January 3, 1979 |
Lost re-election | Montgomery |
12 | Michael D. Barnes | Democratic | 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th | January 3, 1979– January 3, 1987 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate | Montgomery |
13 | Connie Morella | Republican | 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th | January 3, 1987– January 3, 2003 |
Lost re-election | Montgomery |
14 | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | 108th, 109th, 110th, 111th, 112th, 113th, 114th | January 3, 2003– January 3, 2017 |
First elected in 2002; retiring after being elected to the U.S Senate | Montgomery, Prince George's 2003–2013 Montgomery, Frederick, Carroll 2013–present |
15 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 115th | January 3, 2017– |
First elected in 2017. | Montgomery, Frederick, Carroll |
Historical district boundaries
See also
External links
- FairVote.org: Maryland's Redistricting News March 16, 2001 – October 18, 2001
- District boundaries, 1992–2002
Sources
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1992election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2012election.pdf
- ↑ http://elections.state.md.us/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_008X.html
- Archives of Maryland Historical List United States Representatives Maryland State Archives
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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