Georgia's 7th congressional district

Georgia's 7th congressional district
Georgia's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Rob Woodall R–Lawrenceville
Population (2014)	752,996
Ethnicity	58.8% White 18.8% Black 18.3% Hispanic 13.0% Asian 6.4% other
Cook PVI	R+9

Georgia's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Rob Woodall, 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) were the 2012 congressional elections.

The district includes portions of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan area, including the cities of Norcross, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Suwanee, and Buford.

Counties

• Forsyth (Partial, see also 9th district)
• Gwinnett (Partial, see also 4th district and 10th district)

History

Although the seat has been held by Republicans since 1995, the 7th district had previously elected Democrats consistently from the Reconstruction era (1868) until the 1994 Congressional Elections.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created in 1827
John Floyd	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	[data missing]
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
Alexander H. Stephens	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Redistricted from the At-large district
	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Redistricted to the 8th district
David A. Reese	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[data missing]
Nathaniel G. Foster	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[data missing]
Joshua Hill	Know Nothing	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[data missing]
	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	resigned
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
Pierce M. B. Young	Democratic	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	[data missing]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870
Pierce M. B. Young	Democratic	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1875	Elected after he originally was not permitted to qualify
William H. Felton	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	[data missing]
Judson C. Clements	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1891	[data missing]
Robert W. Everett	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[data missing]
John W. Maddox	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905	[data missing]
Gordon Lee	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1927	[data missing]
Malcolm C. Tarver	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947	[data missing]
Henderson L. Lanham	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – November 10, 1957	Died
Vacant		November 10, 1957 – January 8, 1958
Harlan E. Mitchell	Democratic	January 8, 1958 – January 3, 1961	[data missing]
John W. Davis	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1975	[data missing]
Larry McDonald	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – September 1, 1983	Died
Vacant		September 1, 1983 – November 8, 1983
George Darden	Democratic	November 8, 1983 – January 3, 1995	[data missing]
Bob Barr	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	[data missing]
John Linder	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011	Redistricted from the 11th district
Rob Woodall	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder	138,997	78.91
	Democratic	Michael Berlon	37,124	21.08
	No party	Others	24	0.02
Total votes			176,145	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

2004

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder*	258,982	100.00
Total votes			258,982	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

2006

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder*	130,561	70.91
	Democratic	Allan Burns	53,553	29.09
Total votes			184,114	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

2008

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder*	209,354	62.03
	Democratic	Doug Heckman	128,159	37.97
Total votes			337,513	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

2010

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Woodall	160,898	67.07
	Democratic	Doug Heckman	78,996	32.93
Total votes			239,894	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th congressional district who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Harlan Erwin Mitchell (1958-1961) on September 13, 2011. The most recently serving representative to die was Larry McDonald (1975-1983), who died in office on September 1, 1983.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
George Darden	1983–1995	(1943-11-22) November 22, 1943
Bob Barr	1995–2003	(1948-11-05) November 5, 1948
John Linder	2003–2011	(1942-09-09) September 9, 1942

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2007 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2007

See also

• Georgia's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• PDF map of Georgia's 7th district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 7th district at GovTrack.us