Population (2000) 619,178 Cook PVI R+12 | Median income 38,390 | |
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Current Representative Richard Hudson (R–Concord) Distribution 69.41% urban
30.59% rural Ethnicity 64.7% White
26.8% Black
1.7% Asian
6.6% Hispanic
1.8% Native American
0.2% other | ||
North Carolina's eighth congressional district comprises a large portion of the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina from Concord to Lumberton, including Lexington, China Grove, Albemarle, Monroe, Wadesboro, Troy, Rockingham, and Laurinburg. The district includes all of Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, and Stanly counties, as well as portions of Cabarrus, Davidson, Mecklenburg, Randolph, Robeson, Rowan, and Union counties.
The district is currently represented by Richard Hudson, a member of the Republican Party. He won the seat in 2012 after defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell.
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North Carolina's 8th congressional district Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA