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California's 8th congressional district is a
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in the U.S. state of
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. As of 2023,
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represents the district. Currently, the 8th district includes parts of the Bay Area counties of
Contra Costa County Contra Costa County (; ''Contra Costa'', Spanish language, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a U.S. county, county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the ...
and
Solano County Solano County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield. Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is a ...
, including the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield,
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and parts of Martinez.


Competitiveness

Before the 2011 redistricting, the 8th district was a Democratic stronghold. It gave
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his best performance in
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in
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, backing the Democrat with 84.2% of the vote.
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continued on this trend in
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when he received 85.22% of the vote in the district while
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received 12.38%. The 8th district from 2013-2023 was located in a politically conservative region of the state with a "Strongly Republican"
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of R+10. The Cook Political Report ranked it the 87th most Republican-leaning congressional district in the United States. In the 2012 election, the first after the state's adoption of top-two primaries, the 8th district was one of only two in California where two Republicans faced each other in a runoff election. In 2018, it was the only such California district.


Recent election results from statewide races


Composition

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 8th district is located in parts of the
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counties of Contra Costa and Solano. The area in Contra Costa County includes the north side of the cities of
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and Martinez; the cities of
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,
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...
, San Pablo, El Cerrito,
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, and
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; and the census-designated places
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, East Richmond Heights, North Richmond, Rollingwood, El Sobrante, Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, Bayview,
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, Crockett,
Port Costa Port Costa is a small town and census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Situated on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait, the population was 190 in 2020 ...
, and
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. The area in Solano County includes part of the city of
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; the entirety of the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield,
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, and
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; and the census-designated places Green Valley and Elmira. Contra Costa County is split between this district and the 10th district. They are partitioned by Grizzly Peak Blvd, Seaview Trail, Camino Pablo, Bear Creek Rd, San Pablo Creek, Bear Creek, Brianes Reservoir, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Highway 4, Alhambra Ave, Pacheco Blvd, Grandview Ave, Central Ave, Imhoff Dr, Bares Ave, Mount Diablo Creek, Union Pacific, Contra Costa Canal, 4WD Rd, Bailey Rd, James Donlon Blvd, Cambridge Dr, Reseda Way, S Royal links Cir, Carpinteria Dr, Barmouth Dr, Hillcrest Ave, Highway 4, and Highway 160. Solano County is split between this district and the
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. They are partitioned by Soda Springs Rd, Union Pacific, Alamo Dr, Leisure Town Rd, Hawkins Rd, Bay Area Exxextric, Shilo Rd, Collinsville Rd, and Montezuma Slough.


Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Vallejo – 126,090 * Fairfield – 119,881 *
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...
– 116,448 *
Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; , ) "Antioch on Daphne"; or "Antioch the Great"; ; ; ; ; ; ; . was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as ...
– 115,291 *
Vacaville Vacaville is a city located in Solano County, California, United States. It is located from Sacramento, California, Sacramento and from San Francisco, it is on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The city was founded in ...
– 102,386 *
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– 76,416 * Martinez – 37,287 * San Pablo – 32,127 *
Suisun City Suisun City ( ; Wintun for "where the west wind blows") is a city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 29,518 at the 2020 census. Etymology The city takes its name from the adjacent Suisun Bay, which in turn is named ...
– 29,518 *
Benicia Benicia ( , ) is a city in Solano County, California, located on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It served as the capital of California for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. ...
– 27,131 *
Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...
– 26,016 * El Cerrito – 25,962 *
Bay Point Bay Point may refer to: * Bay Point (Antarctica) * Bay Point, California * Bay Point (former settlement), California * Bay Point, Monroe County, Florida * Bay Point (South Carolina), in Charleston, South Carolina's harbor; see Mitchelville * B ...
– 23,896 *
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– 19,022 * El Sobrante – 15,524


2,500 – 10,000 people

*
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– 9,653 *
Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...
– 5,428 * Tara Hills – 5,364 * North Richmond – 4,175 * East Richmond Heights – 3,460 * Crockett – 3,242 * Montalvin Manor – 3,099 * Rollingwood – 3,015


List of members representing the district


Election results


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See also

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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wi ...
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California's congressional districts California is the most populous U.S. state; as a result, it has the most representation in the United States House of Representatives, with 52 Representatives. Each Representative represents one List of United States congressional districts, cong ...


References


External links

*GovTrack.us
California's 8th congressional district
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California Voter Foundation map — CD08
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Ballotpedia: California's 8th congressional district
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