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.

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. Votes cast in this district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the first region.

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

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

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.

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. 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.

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