Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia Senate District 8

A district of about 216,000 people, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+35.9 relative to the nation for president.

Mark Peake (R) · since Nov 5, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

Where it sits among all 40 seats

Every Virginia State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+35.937th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 8

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2024
U.S. SenateR+46.8

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Virginia. The black marker is District 8.

Adults with a bachelor's degree33% 38th pct · 25th of 40 in VA

Lower than 62% of seats.

White adults without a degree49% 82nd pct · 8th of 40 in VA

Higher than 82% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 8th pct · 37th of 40 in VA

Lower than 92% of seats.

Black residents16% 56th pct · 18th of 40 in VA

Higher than 56% of seats.

Asian residents2% 23rd pct · 31st of 40 in VA

Lower than 77% of seats.

People per square mile162 33rd pct · 27th of 40 in VA

Less dense than 67% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET