8th Congressional District

Coverage

Cravaack, Wis. counterpart emphasize spending cuts

11/30/10, 05:00 PM

Incoming Republican U.S. Reps. Chip Cravaack and Sean Duffy met in Duluth Tuesday for a briefing on Great Lakes, port and shipping issues. Afterward, they provided few specifics about their positions on those or other issues -- beyond the need to rein in federal spending.

Politics in the 8th: A red blip or something more?

11/10/10, 11:20 AM

If anything can be concluded from last week's election, it's that -- like many areas of the country -- the 8th District has become less predictable.

Cravaack finds appeal in the 8th to unseat Oberstar

11/04/10, 05:23 PM

Chip Cravaack seemed to come out of nowhere to defeat Jim Oberstar, the longest serving member of Congress in Minnesota history.

Bachmann bid for GOP leadership gets cool reaction

11/04/10, 04:42 PM

The self-proclaimed tea party leader's bid for a top Republican post in the House received a cool reaction Thursday from Speaker-to-be John Boehner.

Additional Coverage

Candidates

DFL

Jim Oberstar

GOP

Chip Cravaack

Constitution

Richard Burton

Special Coverage: Minnesota's Changing 8th Congressional District

Median age:: 39.9
Per capita income:: $24,165
Individuals below poverty level:: 11.9%
Ethnicity:: White: 94.4%; Black: 0.8%; Asian: 0.6%; Hispanic: 1.2%; American Indian: 2.5%
Distribution:: Urban: 37%; Rural: 63%

8th Congressional District

The 8th District encompasses about 18 Minnesota counties -- mostly rural and farmland. It includes Duluth, Cloquet, Chisolm, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Brainerd. The nation's largest deposits of iron here were discovered there in the 1800s -- thus the nickname "Iron Range" that is bestowed upon much of the region. This has been a DFL district for generations, and Rep. Jim Oberstar has held the seat since 1974.