Eighth federal electoral district of Chihuahua

The eighth federal electoral district of Chihuahua (Distrito electoral federal 08 de Chihuahua) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies, and one of nine such districts currently operating in the state of Chihuahua.

Chihuahua's 8th district since 2022
Chihuahua's 8th district in 2017–2022
Chihuahua's 8th district in 2005–2017

It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period by means of the first-past-the-post system.

District territory

Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[1]the eighth district covers the southern part of the municipality of Chihuahua and the eastern part of the city of Chihuahua.[2][3]

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Chihuahua.[4][3]

Previous districting schemes

2017–2022

Between 2017–2022 the eighth district covered the east and south of the city of Chihuahua and the south of the municipality of Chihuahua.[5]

2005–2017

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the eighth district comprised the eastern and northern portions of the municipality of Chihuahua, including approximately one-half of the urban area of the city of Chihuahua.[6] The other half of the city, and the rest of the municipality, was covered by the sixth district.

The head town was the city of Chihuahua.

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005, the eighth district covered the southern portion of the municipality of Chihuahua, the part south of the Río Chuvíscar.[7]

1979–1996

Between 1979 and 1996, the eighth district covered the urban area of Ciudad Juárez.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

National parties
Current
PAN
PRI
PT
PVEM
MC
Morena
Defunct or local only
PLM
PNR
PRM
PPS
PRD
Convergencia
PANAL
PSD
PES
Eighth federal electoral district of Chihuahua
LegislatureTermElectionDeputyParty
51st Congress1979–19821979Mario Legarreta Hernández
52nd Congress1982–19851982Dora Villegas Nájera [es]
53rd Congress1985–19881985Edeberto Galindo Martínez [es]
54th Congress1988–19911988Eliher Flores Prieto [es]
55th Congress1991–19941991José Luis Canales de la Vega
56th Congress1994–19971994Héctor González Mocken
57th Congress1997–20001997Francisco Martínez Ortega
58th Congress2000–20022000José Mario Rodríguez Álvarez[a]
2002–2003Manuel Narváez Narváez [es]
59th Congress2003–20042003Martha Laguette[b]
2004Kenny Arroyo González
2004–2006Martha Laguette
60th Congress2006–20092006Carlos Reyes López
61st Congress2009–20122009Alejandro Cano Ricaud[8]
62nd Congress2012–20152012Pedro Ignacio Domínguez Zepeda
63rd Congress2015–20182015Alejandro Domínguez Domínguez [es]
64th Congress2018–20212018Alan Falomir Sáenz [es][c]
65th Congress2021–20242021Rocío González Alonso [es]
66th Congress2024–20272024Alejandro Domínguez Domínguez [es][4]

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References

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