North Carolina's 8th congressional district

North Carolina's 8th congressional district
North Carolina's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Richard Hudson (R–Concord)
Distribution	69.41% urban 30.59% rural
Population (2000)	619,178
Median income	38,390
Ethnicity	64.7% White 26.8% Black 1.7% Asian 6.6% Hispanic 1.8% Native American 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+12

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.