Virginia's 8th House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 8 containts portions of Fairfax County. It is currently represented Democrat Irene Shin.[1] The district was previously represented by Republican Joseph McNamara, who was redistricted out, and prior by Greg Habeeb from 2012 until his resignation in August 2018.[2] In 2017, he won against Democrat Steve McBride.[3] [4]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | January 8, 1992 - January 12, 1994 | G. Steven Agee | Republican | Declined to seek reelection | |||
| nowrap | January 12, 1994 - January 3, 2011 | align=left | Morgan Griffith | Republican | |||
| nowrap | January 3, 2011 - August 31, 2018 | align=left | Greg Habeeb | Republican | First elected in 2010. Resigned. | ||
| nowrap | November 26, 2018 - January 10, 2024 | Joseph McNamara | Elected via special election held due to resignation of Delegate Greg Habeeb. (redistricted to the 40th District) | ||||
| nowrap | January 10, 2024 - present | Irene Shin | Democratic | Redistricted from the 86th District | |||