West Virginia's 8th Senate district

West Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Democrats Glenn Jeffries and Richard Lindsay.[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

West Virginia's 8th State Senate District
Senator	Glenn Jeffries (D–Red House) Richard Lindsay D–Charleston
Demographics	85% White 9% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Other
Population (2017)	101,543[1]

Geography

District 8 covers parts of Kanawha and Putnam Counties, including much of northern Charleston, the state capital and largest city. Other communities in the district include Dunbar, Nitro, Cross Lanes, Rand, Sissonville, Buffalo, and Eleanor.[4]

The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, and 40th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn Jeffries (incumbent)	23,389	55.8
	Republican	Kathie Hess Crouse	18,557	44.2
Total votes			41,946	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Lindsay	4,721	51.7
	Democratic	Mark Hunt	4,407	48.3
Total votes			9,128	100
General election
	Democratic	Richard Lindsay	16,537	50.3
	Republican	Ed Gaunch (incumbent)	16,372	49.7
Total votes			32,909	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn Jeffries	20,768	53.1
	Republican	Chris Walters (incumbent)	18,357	46.9
Total votes			39,125	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 8[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Gaunch	14,094	53.0
	Democratic	Erik Wells (incumbent)	11,472	43.1
	Constitution	Mike Fisher	1,041	3.9
Total votes			26,607	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 8[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Martin	3,928	54.3
	Democratic	Jennifer Scragg Karr	3,307	45.7
Total votes			7,235	100
General election
	Republican	Chris Walters	19,242	52.8
	Democratic	Joshua Martin	17,184	47.2
Total votes			36,426	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results in District 8

Year	Office	Results[8]
2016	President	Trump 59.1 – 36.3%
2014	Senate	Capito 57.4 – 39.8%
2012	President	Romney 54.5 – 43.8%
	Senate	Manchin 62.1 – 33.9%
	Governor	Tomblin 52.2 – 42.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 8, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
2. "Glenn D. Jeffries (D - Putnam, 08)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
3. "Richard D. Lindsay II (D - Kanawha, 08)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
4. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
6. "West Virginia State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
7. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 29, 2019.