Minnesota's 8th congressional district

Minnesota's 8th congressional district
Minnesota's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Rick Nolan (D)
Area	27,583^[1] sq mi (71,440 km²)
Distribution	37% urban 63% rural
Population (2000)	614,935^[2]
Median income	37,911
Ethnicity	95.1% White 0.5% Black 0.4% Asian 0.8% Hispanic 2.6% Native American 0.2% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Grey-collar
Cook PVI	D+1^[3]

External image
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 Minnesota. It is anchored by Duluth, Minnesota which is the fourth largest city in state. It also includes most of the Mesabi and Vermilion iron ranges. The district is best known for its mining, agriculture, tourism, and shipping industries.

Politically the district leans Democratic with a CPVI of D+1. However, the state DFLers in this district, particularly outside the Duluth area, are not as liberal as their counterparts in the Twin Cities. Nonetheless, elected Republicans are few and far between. Republican strength is concentrated in the district's southern portion, which stretches into the outer northern portion of the Twin Cities.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Rick Nolan, who defeated incumbent Republican Chip Cravaack in November 2012, Republican Stewart Mills in 2014 and 2016.^[4]

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	Notes
58th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1903	District created
58th – 60th	James Bede	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
61st – 65th	Clarence B. Miller	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
66th	William Leighton Carss	Farmer-Labor	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
67th – 68th	Oscar Larson	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
69th – 70th	William Leighton Carss	Farmer-Labor	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
71st – 72nd	William Pittenger	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
73rd	District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
74th	William Pittenger	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
75th	John Bernard	Farmer-Labor	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
76th – 79th	William Pittenger	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
80th – 93rd	John Blatnik	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1974	Resigned
93rd	Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
94th – 111th	Jim Oberstar	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011	Lost re-election.
112th	Chip Cravaack	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	Lost re-election.
113th-	Rick Nolan	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	January 3, 2013 – present	First elected in 2012.

Recent elections


Year	Election	Nominee	Party	Votes	%	Nominee	Party	Votes	%
2002	General	James Oberstar	Democratic	193,959	69	Bob Lemen	Republican	88,423	31
2004	General	James Oberstar	Democratic	228,509	65	Mark Groettum	Republican	112,657	32
2006	General	James Oberstar	Democratic	194,677	64	Rod Grams	Republican	101,744	34
2008	General	James Oberstar	Democratic	240,586	67.6	Michael Cummins	Republican	114,588	32.2
2010	General	James Oberstar	Democratic	129,072	46.6	Chip Cravaack	Republican	133,479	48.2
2012	General	Rick Nolan	Democratic	192,748	54.5	Chip Cravaack	Republican	161,113	45.5
2014	General	Rick Nolan	Democratic	129,089	48.5	Stewart Mills III	Republican	125,357	47.1
2016	General	Rick Nolan	Democratic	178,893	50.2	Stewart Mills III	Republican	176,821	49.6

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 49 - George W. Bush 44%
2004	President	John Kerry 53 - George W. Bush 46%
2008	President	Barack Obama 53 - John McCain 45%
2012	President	Barack Obama 52 - Mitt Romney 46%
2016	President	Donald Trump 54 - Hillary Clinton 38%

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
↑ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2008 & 2012" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
↑ "Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2016-11-14.

Minnesota's congressional districts

Current districts: 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th

All districts: Territory; At-large; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th

The At-large, 9th and 10th districts are obsolete.

See also: Minnesota's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Minnesota: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

Coordinates: 47°15′01″N 92°57′50″W / 47.25028°N 92.96389°W / 47.25028; -92.96389

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