Maryland's 8th congressional district

Maryland's 8th congressional district
Maryland's 8th congressional district
United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 8 map.png
Current Representative Chris Van Hollen (DKensington)
Area 297 mi²
Distribution 98.8% urban, 1.2% rural
Population (2000) 662,060
Median income $68,306
Ethnicity 62.6% White, 16.7% Black, 10.9% Asian, 13.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 5.9% other
Occupation 10.6% blue collar, 77.1% white collar, 12.2% gray collar
Cook PVI D+21

Maryland's 8th congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The district mostly consists of the larger part of Montgomery County, also including a small portion of Prince George's County. The district is currently represented by Democrat Chris Van Hollen.

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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[citation needed]. 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[citation needed]. 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[citation needed]. 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.

Recent elections

List of representatives

Representative Party Tenure Notes/Events
District created in 1793
1 William Vans Murray Pro-Administration March 4, 1793–
March 3, 1795
Redistricted from the 5th district
Federalist March 4, 1795–
March 3, 1797
2 John Dennis Federalist March 4, 1797–
March 3, 1805
3 Charles Goldsborough Federalist March 4, 1805–
March 3, 1817
4 Thomas Bayly Federalist March 4, 1817–
March 3, 1823
5 John S. Spence Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823–
March 3, 1825
6 Robert N. Martin Adams March 4, 1825–
March 3, 1827
7 Ephraim King Wilson Adams March 4, 1827–
March 3, 1829
Jackson March 4, 1829–
March 3, 1831
8 John S. Spence Anti-Jackson March 4, 1831–
March 3, 1833
9 John T. Stoddert Jackson March 4, 1833–
March 3, 1835
Redistricted to the 7th district
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 January 3, 1967–
January 3, 1977
Retired
11 Newton Steers Republican January 3, 1977–
January 3, 1979
Lost re-election
12 Michael D. Barnes Democratic January 3, 1979–
January 3, 1987
Retired in an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate
13 Connie Morella Republican January 3, 1987–
January 3, 2003
Lost re-election
14 Chris Van Hollen Democratic January 3, 2003–
Present
Incumbent

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