Minnesota's 8th congressional district

Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota. It is anchored by Duluth, the state's fifth-largest city. It also includes most of the Mesabi & Vermilion iron ranges, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in the Superior National Forest. The district is best known for its mining, agriculture, tourism, and shipping industries.

Minnesota's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Pete Stauber
R–Hermantown
Area27,583[1] sq mi (71,440 km2)
Distribution
  • 61.53% rural[2]
  • 38.47% urban
Population (2022)725,126[3]
Median household
income		$69,868[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+8[4]
External image
image icon THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 8th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

For many decades, the district reliably voted Democratic, but in 2016, Republicans made strong gains and Donald Trump carried the district by a 15-point margin. In the 2018 midterm election, it was one of only three congressional districts in the country which flipped to Republican. The eastern part of the district (Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties) tends to vote Democratic while the rest of the district leans Republican.[5]

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
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 Al Franken 52.3 - Norm Coleman 47.6%
2012 President Barack Obama 51.7 - Mitt Romney 46.2%
Senate Amy Klobuchar 65 - Kurt Bills 31%
2014 Senate Al Franken 54 - Mike McFadden 42%
2016 President Donald Trump 54.2 - Hillary Clinton 38.6%
2018 Senate Amy Klobuchar 53.7 - Jim Newberger 42.9%
Senate (special) Karin Housley 48.3 - Tina Smith 46.8%
Governor 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.

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 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
District created March 4, 1903

James Bede
(Pine City)		 Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909		 58th
59th
60th		 Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost renomination.

Clarence B. Miller
(Duluth)		 Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1919		 61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th		 Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
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		 Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.

William Leighton Carss
(Proctor)		 Farmer–Labor March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929		 69th
70th		 Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.

William Alvin Pittenger
(Duluth)		 Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 71st
72nd		 Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
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		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
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		 Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
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		 Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-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.
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
Graph of election results in Minnesota's 8th congressional district (minor parties are omitted)
Year DFL Republican Others Total Result
CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%Votes%Votes%
2002[10]Jim Oberstar193,95968.6%Bob Lemen88,42331.2%349[lower-alpha 1]0.1%283,931100.0%DFL hold
2004Jim Oberstar228,58665.2%Mark Groettum112,69332.2%9,204[lower-alpha 2]2.6%350,483100.0%DFL hold
2006Jim Oberstar180,67063.6%Rod Grams97,68334.4%5,663[lower-alpha 3]2.0%284,016100.0%DFL hold
2008Jim Oberstar241,83167.7%Michael Cummins114,87132.2%582[lower-alpha 4]0.2%357,284100.0%DFL hold
2010Jim Oberstar129,09146.6%Chip Cravaack133,49048.2%14,500[lower-alpha 5]5.2%277,081100.0%Republican gain
2012Rick Nolan191,97654.3%Chip Cravaack160,52045.4%1,1670.3%353,663100.0%DFL gain
2014Rick Nolan129,09048.5%Stewart Mills III125,35847.1%11,6354.4%266,083100.0% DFL hold
2016Rick Nolan179,09850.2%Stewart Mills III177,08949.6%7920.2%356,979100.0%DFL hold
2018Joe Radinovich141,94845.2%Pete Stauber159,36450.7%12,6974.1%314,209100.0%Republican gain
2020Quinn Nystrom147,85337.6%Pete Stauber223,43256.7%22,4265.7%393,711100.0%Republican hold
2022Jennifer Schultz140,77042.7%Pete Stauber188,44457.2%3170.1%329,531100.0%Republican hold
  1. Write-in: 349
  2. Van Presley (Green): 8,933 Write-in: 271
  3. Harry Welty (Unity): 5,508 Write-in: 155
  4. Write-in: 582
  5. Timothy Olson (IPM): 11,876 Richard Burton (Constitution): 2,492 Write-in: 132

Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

References
  1. "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  2. Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". census.gov.
  3. "My Congressional District". census.gov. US Census Bureau Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP).
  4. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. "Minnesota Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  6. "Minnesota avoids losing House seat to New York by 89 people". Associated Press. April 26, 2021.
  7. "Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  8. Bureau, US Census (January 25, 2017). "My Congressional District". Census.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  9. Area, Metro (September 4, 2018). "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States". Statistical Atlas (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. "Index". Election Results. November 5, 2002. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

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