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Georgia's 13th congressional district
Georgia's 13th congressional district
	District borders during the 110th, 111th, and 112th Congresses (2007–2013)
Representative	David Scott; D–Atlanta
Population (2010)	691,976
Ethnicity	56.96% Black; 10.3% Hispanic;

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33°38′56.12″N 84°43′45.51″W / 33.6489222°N 84.7293083°W / 33.6489222; -84.7293083

Georgia's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat David Scott, 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 is located in the southern and western portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area and includes the cities of Austell, Jonesboro, Mableton, Douglasville, Stockbridge, and Union City, as well as the southern fourth of Atlanta itself.^[3]^[4]

Counties

Clayton (Partial, see also 5th district)
Cobb (Partial, see also 6th district and 11th district)
Douglas
Fayette (Partial, see also 3rd district)
Fulton (Partial, see also 5th district, 6th district, and 11th district)
Henry (Partial, see also 3rd district and 10th district)

List of representatives

District was established following the 107th Congress.

Representative	Party	Tenure	Congress	Electoral history	Constituency
David Scott	Democratic	January 3, 2003– Present	108th (2003–2005) 109th (2005–2007)	First elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004	Parts of Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, and Walton counties
			110th (2007–2009) 111th (2009–2011) 112th (2011–2013)	Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010	Parts of Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties
			113th (2013–2015)	Re-elected in 2012	Douglas County and parts of Clayton, Cobb, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties

Election results

2002

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott	70,011	59.63
	Republican	Clay Cox	47,405	40.37
Total votes			117,416	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott*	170,657	100.00
Total votes			170,657	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2006

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott*	103,019	69.24
	Republican	Deborah Honeycutt	45,770	30.76
Total votes			148,789	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2008

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott*	205,914	69.05
	Republican	Deborah Honeycutt	92,309	30.95
Total votes			298,223	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott*	140,294	69.43
	Republican	Mike Crane	61,771	30.57
Total votes			202,065	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2012)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott*	201,988	71.74
	Republican	S. Malik	79,550	28.26
Total votes			281,538	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
^ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
^ http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html

External links

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[12congstats-1] Statistical Analysis of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

[justiceapproval-2] Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27

[12congmap-3] 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

[12congmetro-4] 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

[5] ttp://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html

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+| [[113th United States Congress|113th]]<br/>(2013–2015)
+| Re-elected in 2012
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