Georgia's 6th congressional district
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| Georgia's 6th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Tom Price (R–Roswell) | |
| Population (2010) | 691,975 [1] | |
| 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.[2] 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.[3]
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[edit] 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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District Home | Note |
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| 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, re-elected January 3, 1999 but did not take his seat | |
| Vacant | January 6, 1999 - February 23, 1999 | |||
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | February 23, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | ||
| Tom Price | Republican | January 3, 2005 – Present | Incumbent | |
[edit] Election Results
[edit] 2002
| Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2002) | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
[edit] 2004
| Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2004) | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
[edit] 2006
| Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2006) | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
[edit] 2008
| Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2008) | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
[edit] 2010
| Georgia's 6th Congressional District Election (2010) | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Statistical Analysis of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, 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
[edit] 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 | ||
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| 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 |
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