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Virginia's 8th Senate district
American legislative district
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Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Mark J. Peake since 2024. Peake previously represented Virginia's 22nd Senate district prior to redistricting.[3]
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Geography
District 8 is located in west-central Virginia, including the counties of Bedford and Campbell. The independent city that is part of District 8 is Lynchburg.
The district overlaps with Virginia's 5th and 9th congressional districts, and with the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill DeSteph (incumbent) | 28,637 | 52.1 | |
| Democratic | Missy Cotter Smasal | 26,242 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 54,960 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff McWaters (incumbent) | 14,371 | 96.6 | |
| Total votes | 14,883 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2010 special
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 13,137 | 95.6 | ||
| Total votes | 13,743 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 13,641 | 96.9 | ||
| Total votes | 14,081 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 25,459 | 97.6 | ||
| Total votes | 26,085 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 15,517 | 98.5 | ||
| Total votes | 15,759 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||