U.S. House district for Maryland
Maryland's 8th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 297.06 mi2 (769.4 km2 ) Distribution Population (2024) 773,463 Median household $146,362[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+30[ 2]
Maryland's 8th congressional district is concentrated almost entirely inMontgomery County , with a small portion inPrince George's County .[ 3] Washington, D.C. , the 8th district takes in many of the city's wealthiest inner-ring suburbs, includingBethesda ,Chevy Chase , andPotomac . It also includes several more economically and racially diverse communities, the most populous of which areRockville andSilver Spring .
With a median household income of $120,948, it is the ninth-wealthiest congressional district in the nation. The 8th district also has the eighth-highest share of residents with at least abachelor's degree , at 63.9%. Those above-average numbers are largely due to the substantial presence of thefederal government in nearby Washington, where thousands of the 8th district's residents commute to work on a daily basis. Several federal agencies are likewise located within the 8th district, including theFood and Drug Administration , theNational Institutes of Health , theNuclear Regulatory Commission , and theWalter Reed National Military Medical Center . TwoFortune 500Lockheed Martin andMarriott International .[ 4] El Salvador ,Ethiopia ,India ,China ,Korea ,Guatemala , andPeru . The district includes theLittle Ethiopia area of Silver Spring and Takoma Park, and has the largestEthiopian American population of any congressional district.[ 5]
Politically, the district is heavily liberal. It has consistently sent Democratic representatives to Congress by wide margins since 2002. In 2020,Joe Biden won nearly 80% of its vote.Democrat Jamie Raskin has represented the seat since 2017.
The district was created after the1790 census in time for the1792 election , was abolished after the1830 census , and was reinstated after the1960 census .
Duringredistricting after the2000 census , the Democratic-dominated Maryland legislature sought to unseat then-incumbent RepublicanConnie Morella [citation needed . One proposal went so far as to divide the district in two, effectively giving one to state SenatorChristopher Van Hollen, Jr. and forcing Morella to run against popular Maryland State Delegate andKennedy political family memberMark 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 (encompassing nearly all of the area "inside the Beltway"), as well as adding an adjacent portion from heavily DemocraticPrince George's County . Although it forced Van Hollen and Shriver to run against each other in an expensive primary, the shift still made the district even more Democratic than its predecessor, and Van Hollen defeated Morella in2002 .
From 2003 to 2013 the district, in addition to the larger part of Montgomery County and the small portion of Prince George's County, included most ofFrederick County (but not the City of Frederick), and southernCarroll County . The redrawn district was slightly less Democratic than its predecessor. While the Carroll and Frederick portions of the district tilted strongly Republican, the Montgomery County portion had twice as many people as the rest of the district combined, and Montgomery's Democratic tilt was enough to keep the district in the Democratic column. Since Morella left office, no Republican has crossed the 40 percent mark in the 8th District.
For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census ), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[ 6]
Montgomery County (51)
Ashton-Sandy Spring (part; also4th ),Aspen Hill ,Bethesda ,Brookville ,Brookmont ,Burnt Mills ,Cabin John ,Calverton (part; also4th ; shared with Prince George's County),Chevy Chase (CDP) ,Chevy Chase (town) ,Chevy Chase Section Five ,Chevy Chase Section Three ,Chevy Chase View ,Chevy Chase Village ,Cloverly (part; also4th ),Colesville ,Damascus (part; also6th ),Darnestown (part; also6th ),Derwood ,Fairland (part; also4th ),Flower Hill ,Forest Glen ,Four Corners ,Friendship Heights Village ,Garrett Park ,Glen Echo ,Glenmont ,Hillandale (part; also6th ; shared with Prince George's County),Kemp Mill ,Kensington ,Layhill ,Laytonsville ,Leisure World ,Martin's Additions ,Montgomery Village (part; also6th ),North Bethesda ,North Chevy Chase ,North Kensington ,Olney ,Potomac ,Redland ,Rockville ,Silver Spring ,Somerset ,South Kensington ,Spencerville (part; also4th ),Takoma Park (part; also4th ),Travilah ,Washington Grove ,Wheaton ,White Oak Prince George's County (1)
Hillandale (part; also6th ; shared with Montgomery County)Recent election results from statewide races [ edit ] Maryland's 8th congressional district election (new district), 1966[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Gilbert Gude 71,050 54.40 Democratic Royce Hanson 59,568 45.60 Total votes 130,618 100.00
List of members representing the district [ edit ] # Member Party Years Con- Electoral history District location District created March 4, 1793 1 William Vans Murray (Cambridge ) Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 – 3rd 4th Redistricted from the5th district re-elected in 1792 .Re-elected in 1794 . 1793–1803 [data missing Federalist March 4, 1795 – 2 John Dennis (Somerset County ) Federalist March 4, 1797 – 5th 6th 7th 8th Elected in 1796 .Re-elected in 1798 .Re-elected in 1801 .Re-elected in 1803 .1803–1813 [data missing 3 Charles Goldsborough (Cambridge ) Federalist March 4, 1805 – 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th Elected in 1804 .Re-elected in 1806 .Re-elected in 1808 .Re-elected in 1810 .Re-elected in 1812 .Re-elected in 1814 .1813–1823 [data missing 4 Thomas Bayly (Princess Anne ) Federalist March 4, 1817 – 15th 16th 17th Elected in 1816 .Re-elected in 1818 .Re-elected in 1820 .5 John S. Spence (Poplartown ) Democratic-Republican [ a] March 4, 1823 – 18th Elected in 1822 .1823–1833 [data missing 6 Robert N. Martin (Princess Anne ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – 19th Elected in 1824 .7 Ephraim King Wilson (Snow Hill ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1827 – 20th 21st Re-elected in 1826 .Re-elected in 1829 .Jackson March 4, 1829 – 8 John S. Spence (Berlin ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – 22nd Elected in 1831 .[data missing 9 John T. Stoddert (Harris Lot ) Jackson March 4, 1833 – 23rd Elected in 1833 .1833–1835 [data missing Seat eliminated March 4, 1835 Seat re-created January 3, 1967 10 Gilbert Gude (Bethesda ) Republican January 3, 1967 – 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th Elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .1967–1973 Montgomery 1973–1983 Montgomery 11 Newton Steers (Bethesda ) Republican January 3, 1977 – 95th Elected in 1976 .12 Michael D. Barnes (Kensington ) Democratic January 3, 1979 – 96th 97th 98th 99th Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .run for U.S. Senator .1983–1993 Montgomery 13 Connie Morella (Bethesda ) Republican January 3, 1987 – 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th Elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .1993–2003 Montgomery 14 Chris Van Hollen (Kensington ) Democratic January 3, 2003 – 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .run for U.S. Senator .2003–2013 Montgomery ,Prince George's 2013–2023 Montgomery ,Frederick ,Carroll 15 Jamie Raskin (Takoma Park ) Democratic January 3, 2017 – 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .2023–present Montgomery
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