Minnesota's 8th congressional district
Minnesota's 8th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 27,583[1] sq mi (71,440 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 725,126[3] | ||
Median household income | $69,868[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[4] |
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THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 8th CD's borders, based on Google Maps. |
Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of
For many decades, the district reliably voted
The district is notable for being the last one assigned after both the 2010 and 2020 censuses. After the 2020 census in particular, in spite of early predictions that it would be eliminated, Minnesota held onto the district by a mere 89 people, beating out New York's 27th district for the last spot.[6]
The district is represented by Republican Pete Stauber.[5][7]
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 49 - George W. Bush 43% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 53 - George W. Bush 46% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 53 - John McCain 45% |
Senate
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Al Franken 52.3 - Norm Coleman 47.6% | |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 51.7 - Mitt Romney 46.2% |
Senate
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Amy Klobuchar 65 - Kurt Bills 31% | |
2014 | Senate
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Mike McFadden 42%
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2016 | President | Donald Trump 54.2 - Hillary Clinton 38.6% |
2018 | Senate
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Amy Klobuchar 53.7 - Jim Newberger 42.9% |
Senate (special)
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Karin Housley 48.3 - Tina Smith 46.8% | |
Governor
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Jeff Johnson 48.9 - Tim Walz 47.1% | |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 56.3 - Joe Biden 41.7% |
2022 | Governor | Scott Jensen 52.2 - Tim Walz 43.9% |
Demographics
Sex
- Male 50.5% [8]
- Female 49.5%
Ethnicity
Minnesota's 8th district has one of the highest proportions of non-Hispanic whites in the nation. 98.4% of people over the age of 85 are non-Hispanic whites. 86% of those in the 0-4 year old bracket are non-Hispanic white, compared to less than 50% of the nation at large.[9]
- White 92.1%
- Hispanic 1.6%
- Black 1.0%
- Asian 0.7%
- More than one race 2.0%
- Other race 2.6%
Ancestry
The ancestry of Minnesota's 8th district is dominated by Northern Europeans: German Americans, Norwegian Americans, Swedish Americans, and Danish Americans make up over 55% of the population.[8] Minnesota's 8th district has the highest percentage of Swedish Americans of any congressional district in the country.
- American 3.46%
- Arab0.18%
- Czech 1.44%
- Danish 1.12%
- Dutch 1.51%
- English 5.91%
- French (except Basque) 3.62%
- French Canadian 1.60%
- German29.47%
- Greek 0.12%
- Hungarian 0.24%
- Irish 9.09%
- Italian 2.91%
- Lithuanian 0.05%
- Norwegian 14.18%
- Polish 0.02%
- Portuguese 0.36%
- Russian 0.36%
- Scotch-Irish 0.47%
- Scottish 1.12%
- Slovak 0.08%
- Subsaharan African0.45%
- Swedish 11.19%
- Swiss 0.30%
- Ukrainian 0.27%
- Welsh 0.34%
- West Indian 0.08%
Place of birth
- Born in United States 97.8%
- State of residence 78.5%
- Different state 19.1%
- Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 0.4%
- Foreign born 1.9%
Language
Language spoken at home other than English
- Spanish 1.0%
- German 0.4%
- Native American languages 0.4%
- French 0.1%
- Chinese 0.1%
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1903 | ||||
James Bede (Pine City) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
58th 59th 60th |
Re-elected in 1906 .Lost renomination. |
Clarence B. Miller (Duluth) |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Re-elected in 1916 .Lost re-election. |
William Leighton Carss (Proctor) |
Farmer–Labor | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
66th | Elected in 1918 .Lost re-election as a Democrat. |
Democratic | ||||
Oscar Larson (Duluth) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 |
67th 68th |
Re-elected in 1922 .Retired. |
William Leighton Carss (Proctor) |
Farmer–Labor | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 |
69th 70th |
Re-elected in 1926 .Lost re-election. |
William Alvin Pittenger (Duluth) |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the at-large district |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All members elected At-large on a general ticket | |
William Alvin Pittenger (Duluth) |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | Elected in 1934 .Lost re-election. |
John Bernard (Eveleth) |
Farmer–Labor | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | Elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. |
William Alvin Pittenger (Duluth) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947 |
76th 77th 78th 79th |
Re-elected in 1944 .Lost re-election. |
John Blatnik (Chisholm) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1974 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Retired and resigned early. |
Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | ||
Jim Oberstar (Chisholm) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th |
Re-elected in 1998. .Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008 Lost re-election. |
Chip Cravaack (Lindstrom) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
112th | Elected in 2010. Lost re-election. |
Rick Nolan (Crosby) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 |
113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Lt. Governor of Minnesota. |
Pete Stauber (Hermantown) |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Recent election results
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Year | DFL | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
2002[10] | Jim Oberstar | 193,959 | 68.6% | Bob Lemen | 88,423 | 31.2% | 349[a] | 0.1% | 283,931 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
2004 | Jim Oberstar | 228,586 | 65.2% | Mark Groettum | 112,693 | 32.2% | 9,204[b] | 2.6% | 350,483 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
2006 | Jim Oberstar | 180,670 | 63.6% | Rod Grams | 97,683 | 34.4% | 5,663[c] | 2.0% | 284,016 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
2008 | Jim Oberstar | 241,831 | 67.7% | Michael Cummins | 114,871 | 32.2% | 582[d] | 0.2% | 357,284 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
2010 | Jim Oberstar | 129,091 | 46.6% | Chip Cravaack | 133,490 | 48.2% | 14,500[e] | 5.2% | 277,081 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
2012 | Rick Nolan | 191,976 | 54.3% | Chip Cravaack | 160,520 | 45.4% | 1,167 | 0.3% | 353,663 | 100.0% | DFL gain |
2014 | Rick Nolan | 129,090 | 48.5% | Stewart Mills III | 125,358 | 47.1% | 11,635 | 4.4% | 266,083 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
2016 | Rick Nolan | 179,098 | 50.2% | Stewart Mills III | 177,089 | 49.6% | 792 | 0.2% | 356,979 | 100.0% | DFL hold |
2018 | Joe Radinovich | 141,948 | 45.2% | Pete Stauber | 159,364 | 50.7% | 12,697 | 4.1% | 314,209 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
2020 | Quinn Nystrom | 147,853 | 37.6% | Pete Stauber | 223,432 | 56.7% | 22,426 | 5.7% | 393,711 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
2022 | Jennifer Schultz | 140,770 | 42.7% | Pete Stauber | 188,444 | 57.2% | 317 | 0.1% | 329,531 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
- Write-in: 349
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- Write-in: 582
- Write-in: 132
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ Geography. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) Bureau". census.gov.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District". census.gov. US Census Bureau Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP).
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Minnesota Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Minnesota avoids losing House seat to New York by 89 people". Associated Press. April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District". Census.gov. January 25, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Area, Metro (September 4, 2018). "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States". Statistical Atlas (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Index". Election Results. November 5, 2002. Retrieved March 3, 2022.