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North Carolina's 8th congressional district 
Current Representative Larry Kissell (D–Biscoe) Distribution 69.41% urban, 30.59% rural Population (2000) 619,178 Median income $38,390 Ethnicity 64.7% White, 26.8% Black, 1.7% Asian, 6.6% Hispanic, 1.8% Native American, 0.2% other Cook PVI R+2 North Carolina's eighth congressional district consists of a large portion of southern North Carolina from Charlotte to Fayetteville, including Concord, Albemarle, Monroe, Wadesboro, Troy, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Raeford. The district includes all of Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, and Stanly counties, as well as portions of Cabarrus, Cumberland, Mecklenburg, and Union counties.
The district is currently represented by Larry Kissell, a member of the Democratic Party. He won the seat in 2008 after defeating five-term Republican incumbent Robin Hayes.
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District Residence Note District created March 4, 1793 William J. Dawson Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 Dempsey Burges Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 David Stone Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 Charles Johnson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 – July 23, 1802 Died Thomas Wynns Democratic-Republican December 7, 1802 – March 3, 1803 Redistricted to the 1st district Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – April 9, 1816 Redistricted from the 4th district;
DiedSamuel Dickens Democratic-Republican December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 James S. Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 Josiah Crudup Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Willie P. Magnum Crawford D-R March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Resigned Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 18, 1826 Daniel L. Barringer Jacksonian December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1833 Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 William Montgomery Jacksonian March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 Romulus M. Saunders Democratic March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 5th district Archibald Hunter Arrington Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Redistricted from the 6th district Henry S. Clark Democratic March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Richard S. Donnell Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Edward Stanly Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 Thomas L. Clingman Democratic March 4, 1853 – May 7, 1858 Redistricted from the 1st district;
Resigned after being appointed to U.S. SenateZebulon B. Vance Democratic December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1861 District unrepresented March 3, 1861 – March 3, 1873 Civil War and Reconstruction Robert B. Vance Democratic March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1885 William H.H. Cowles Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 William H. Bower Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Romulus Z. Linney Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 Edmund Spencer Blackburn Republican March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 Theodore F. Kluttz Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 Redistricted from the 7th district E. Spencer Blackburn Republican March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 Richard N. Hackett Democratic March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 Charles H. Cowles Republican March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 Robert L. Doughton Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1933 Laurel Springs Redistricted to the 9th district Walter Lambeth Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 Thomasville Redistricted from the 7th district William O. Burgin Democratic January 3, 1939 – April 11, 1946 Lexington Eliza Pratt Democratic May 25, 1946 – January 3, 1947 Charles B. Deane Democratic January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1957 A. Paul Kitchin Democratic January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 Wadesboro Charles R. Jonas Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 Lincolnton Redistricted from the 10th district;
Redistricted to the 9th districtEarl B. Ruth Republican January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 Salisbury Bill Hefner Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1999 Kannapolis Robin Hayes Republican January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 Concord Larry Kissell Democratic January 3, 2009 – Present Biscoe Incumbent Footnotes
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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See also: North Carolina's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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