Tennessee's 8th Congressional District

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The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state. Cities in the district include Jackson, Clarksville, Dickson, Charlotte, Union City, Dyersburg, Brownsville, Millington, and Erin. The district's current configuration dates from 1983, when Tennessee gained a 9th district as a result of the 1980 census. At that time, most of the old 7th District was reconfigured as the 8th District. Much of the territory in this district had been numbered as the 8th District from 1953 through 1973. Historically, the 8th was a strongly Democratic district. Along with the 5th and 9th districts, it was usually not seriously contested by Republicans. Prior to 2011, much of the territory in the district had... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Lamar Alexander Republican 10 years in office

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Bob Corker Republican 6 years in office

Representative

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8th District Stephen Fincher MyOC Group Republican 2 years in office

District Boundary Map

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