Virginia's 8th Senate district

Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Bill DeSteph since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jeff McWaters.

Virginia's 8th State Senate District
Senator	Bill DeSteph R–Virginia Beach
Demographics	67% White 15% Black 8% Hispanic 5% Asian 4% Other
Population (2017)	201,747[1]
Registered voters	135,393[2]

Geography

District 8 is located entirely in the City of Virginia Beach, encompassing all of the city's coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.[3]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 2.[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)	27,680	52.7
	Democratic	Missy Cotter Smasal	24,809	47.2
Total votes			52,557	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 in District 8

Year	Office	Results[7]
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 10 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 8 Description". William R. DeSteph, Jr. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 10 August 2019.