Georgia's 8th congressional district
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| Georgia's 8th congressional district | |||
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 Georgia's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2016) | 710,108[2] | ||
| Median income | $45,279[3] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+15[4] | ||
Georgia's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Austin Scott, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district is located in central and south-central Georgia, and stretches from the geographical center of the state to the Florida border. The district includes the cities of Warner Robins, Tifton, Thomasville, Moultrie, and portions of Macon and Valdosta.[6][7]
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Recent results in presidential elections[edit]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 58% - Al Gore 42% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 61% - John Kerry 39% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 61.6% - Barack Obama 37.8% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 61.6% - Barack Obama 37.5% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 63.3% - Hillary Clinton 34.4% |
Counties[edit]
- Atkinson
- Ben Hill
- Berrien
- Bibb (Partial, see also 2nd district)
- Bleckley
- Brooks
- Colquitt
- Cook
- Dodge
- Houston
- Irwin
- Jones
- Lanier
- Lowndes (Partial, see also 1st district)
- Monroe
- Pulaski
- Telfair
- Thomas
- Tift
- Turner
- Twiggs
- Wilcox
- Wilkinson
- Worth
List of representatives[edit]
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created in 1845 | ||||
 Robert Toombs
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Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1853 | 29th 30th 31st 32nd |
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 Alexander Stephens
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Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | redistricted from the 7th district |
| Democrat | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th |
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 John J. Jones
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Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 | 36th | withdrew |
| January 23, 1861 – March 3, 1867 | Civil War and Reconstruction, Seat was vacant | |||
| District eliminated in 1867 | ||||
| District reestablished in 1873 | ||||
| Vacant | March 4, 1873 – December 1, 1873 | |||
| Alexander Stephens
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Democrat | December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th |
installed after rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat, resigned after being elected Governor |
| Vacant | November 4, 1882 – December 4, 1882 | |||
| Seaborn Reese
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Democrat | December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1887 | 47th 48th 49th |
|
 Henry H. Carlton
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Democrat | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st |
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 Thomas G. Lawson
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Democrat | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | 52nd 53rd 54th |
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 William M. Howard
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Democrat | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
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 Samuel J. Tribble
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Democrat | March 4, 1911 – December 8, 1916 | 62nd 63rd 64th |
died |
| Vacant | December 8, 1916 – January 11, 1917 | |||
| Tinsley W. Rucker Jr.
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Democrat | January 11, 1917 – March 3, 1917 | 64th | |
 Charles H. Brand
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Democrat | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
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| Braswell Deen
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Democrat | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 73rd 74th 75th |
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| W. Benjamin Gibbs
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Democrat | January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940 | 76th | died |
| Vacant | August 7, 1940 – October 1, 1940 | |||
 Florence R. Gibbs
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Democrat | October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941 | 76th | |
| John S. Gibson
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Democrat | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 | 77th 78th 79th |
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| William M. Wheeler
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Democrat | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
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 Iris F. Blitch
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Democrat | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | 84th 85th 86th 87th |
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 J. Russell Tuten
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Democrat | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | 88th 89th |
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 W. S. Stuckey, Jr.
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Democrat | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
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 Billy Lee Evans
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Democrat | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | 95th 96th 97th |
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 J. Roy Rowland
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Democrat | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
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 Saxby Chambliss
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Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | 104th 105th 106th 107th |
Retired after being elected to the U.S. Senate. |
 Mac Collins
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Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | 108th | redistricted from the 3rd district |
 Lynn Westmoreland
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Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | 109th | redistricted to the 3rd district |
 Jim Marshall
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Democrat | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | 110th 111th |
|
 Austin Scott
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Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Incumbent |
Election results[edit]
2006[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Marshall* | 80,660 | 50.55 | |||
| Republican | Mac Collins | 78,908 | 49.45 | |||
| Total votes | 159,568 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
- A Republican mid-decade redistricting made this Macon-based district more compact and somewhat more Republican. Incumbent Marshall faced a very tough challenge by former U.S. Representative Mac Collins, who represented an adjoining district from 1993 to 2005. Less than 60 percent of the population in Marshall’s present 3rd District was retained in the new 8th District. The reconfigured 8th includes Butts County, which was the political base of Collins, who once served as chair of the county commission. On the other hand, the 8th also includes all of the city of Macon where Marshall served as mayor from 1995 until 1999. The race featured heavy spending, not only by the candidates themselves but also from independent groups. During the campaign, President George W. Bush attended a rally on Collins' behalf.
2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Marshall* | 157,241 | 57.24 | |
| Republican | Rick Goddard | 117,446 | 42.76 | |
| Total votes | 274,687 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott | 102,770 | 52.70 | |||
| Democratic | Jim Marshall* | 92,250 | 47.30 | |||
| Total votes | 195,020 | 100.00 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott* | 197,789 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 197,789 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott* | 129,938 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 129,938 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott* | 173,983 | 67.64 | |
| Democratic | James Harris | 83,225 | 32.36 | |
| Total votes | 257,208 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott* | 197,401 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 197,401 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th congressional district[edit]
As of November 2018[update], there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th congressional district who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Mac Collins (served 2003–2005) on November 20, 2018.
| Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| W. S. Stuckey, Jr. | 1967–1977 | May 25, 1935 |
| Billy Lee Evans | 1977–1983 | November 10, 1941 |
| J. Roy Rowland | 1983–1995 | February 3, 1926 |
| Saxby Chambliss | 1995–2003 | November 10, 1943 |
| Lynn Westmoreland | 2005–2007 | April 2, 1950 |
| Jim Marshall | 2007–2011 | March 31, 1948 |
Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=08
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps - closeup of Macon and Columbus, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 31°46′47″N 83°27′05″W / 31.77972°N 83.45139°W
