Georgia's 6th congressional district

Georgia's 6th congressional district
(Former) Borders of the 6th District: 2005-2012
Current Representative		Tom Price (R–Roswell)
Population (2010)	691,975
Ethnicity	?% White, 13.44% Black, 13.35% Hispanic

Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Price, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) will be the 2012 congressional elections.

The district consists of many of the northern suburbs of Atlanta and includes portions of eastern Cobb County, northern Fulton County, and northern Dekalb County. The district includes the cities of Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Tucker, and Dunwoody.

Counties

• Cobb (Partial, see also 11th district and 13th district)
• DeKalb (Partial, see also 4th district and 5th district)
• Fulton (Partial, see also 5th district, 11th district, and 13th district)

History

Georgia's 6th Congressional District has existed since the 29th Congress (1845–1847), the first Congress in which U.S. Representatives were elected from districts rather than at-large. Georgia gained a sixth U.S. Representative for the first time in the 13th Congress (1813–1815). The district was represented by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich from 1978–1999.

List of representatives

The district in the form used in the 2002 and 2004 elections.

Representative	Party	Years	District Home	Note
District created in 1827
Tomlinson Fort	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
Howell Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851		redistricted from the At-large district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1849–1851
Junius Hillyer	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Howell Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
James Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861		retired
January 23, 1861 - July 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction, Seat was vacant
Vacant		July 25, 1868 - December 22, 1870
William P. Price	Democratic	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1873
James H. Blount	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1893
Thomas B. Cabaniss	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Charles L. Bartlett	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1915
James W. Wise	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925
Samuel Rutherford	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – February 4, 1932		died
Vacant		February 4, 1932 - March 2, 1932
W. Carlton Mobley	Democratic	March 2, 1932 – March 3, 1933
Carl Vinson	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1965		redistricted from the 10th district
John J. Flynt, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979		redistricted from the 4th district
Newt Gingrich	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999		Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995–1999, resigned from office, prior to the start of the 106th Congress.
Vacant		January 3, 1999 - February 23, 1999
Johnny Isakson	Republican	February 23, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Tom Price	Republican	January 3, 2005 – Present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Johnny Isakson*	163,209	79.91%
	Democratic	Jeff Weisberger	41,043	20.09%
Totals			204,252	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Price	267,452	99.97%
	No party	Others	77	0.03%
Totals			267,529	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Price*	144,958	72.39%
	Democratic	Steve Sinton	55,294	27.61%
Totals			200,252	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Price*	231,520	68.48%
	Democratic	Bill Jones	106,551	31.52%
Totals			338,071	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Price*	198,100	99.91%
	No party	Others	188	0.09%
Totals			198,288	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

• 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

• PDF map of Georgia's 6th district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 6th district at GovTrack.us
• U.S. Congressman Tom Price official House site

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Massachusetts-1	Home district of the Speaker of the House December 22, 1849-March 4, 1851	Succeeded by Kentucky-1
Preceded by Washington-5	Home district of the Speaker of the House January 4, 1995-January 3, 1999	Succeeded by Illinois-14