Georgia's 8th congressional district

Georgia's 8th congressional district
Georgia's 8th congressional district
	Georgia's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Austin Scott; R–Tifton
Distribution	43.3% rural;
Population (2016)	710,108
Median household; income	$45,279
Ethnicity	63.45% White; 30.89% Black; 6.14% Hispanic; 1.29% Asian; 0.3% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+15

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, who is being challeneged in the 2020 Election by Republican Danny Ellyson. 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]

Recent results in presidential elections

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

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 members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created in 1845
Robert Toombs	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1853	29th 30th 31st 32nd	[data missing]
Alexander Stephens	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th 35th	Redistricted from the 7th district. [data missing]
Alexander Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	33rd 34th 35th	Redistricted from the 7th district. [data missing]
John J. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	36th	[data missing] Withdrew.
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – March 3, 1867	36th 37th 38th 39th	Civil War and Reconstruction
District eliminated in 1867
District reestablished in 1873
Vacant		March 4, 1873 – December 1, 1873	43rd	Member-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before being seated.
Alexander Stephens	Democratic	December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected to finish Wright's term. Resigned to become Governor of Georgia.
Vacant		November 4, 1882 – December 4, 1882	47th
Seaborn Reese	Democratic	December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1887	47th 48th 49th	Elected to finish Stephens's term. [data missing]
Henry H. Carlton	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	[data missing]
Thomas G. Lawson	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	52nd 53rd 54th	[data missing]
William M. Howard	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	[data missing] Lost renomination.
Samuel J. Tribble	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – December 8, 1916	62nd 63rd 64th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Died.
Vacant		December 8, 1916 – January 11, 1917	64th
Tinsley W. Rucker Jr.	Democratic	January 11, 1917 – March 3, 1917	64th	Elected to finish Tribble's term in the 64th Congress. Retired.
Charles H. Brand	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected to finish Tribble's term in the 65th Congress. [data missing]
Braswell Deen	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	[data missing]
W. Benjamin Gibbs	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940	76th	[data missing] Died.
Vacant		August 7, 1940 – October 1, 1940
Florence R. Gibbs	Democratic	October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941		Elected to finish her husband's term. [data missing]
John S. Gibson	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947	77th 78th 79th	[data missing]
William M. Wheeler	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955	80th 81st 82nd 83rd	[data missing]
Iris F. Blitch	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	[data missing]
J. Russell Tuten	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	[data missing]
W. S. Stuckey Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	[data missing]
Billy Lee Evans	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	[data missing]
J. Roy Rowland	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	[data missing]
Saxby Chambliss	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	104th 105th 106th 107th	[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Mac Collins	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	108th	Redistricted from the 3rd district. [data missing]
Lynn Westmoreland	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	109th	[data missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Jim Marshall	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	[data missing]
Austin Scott	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2010.

Election results

2006

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2006)
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

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2008)
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

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2010)
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

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott*	197,789	100.00
Total votes			197,789	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott*	129,938	100.00
Total votes			129,938	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2016)
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

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott*	197,401	100.00
Total votes			197,401	100.00
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

References

^ 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. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ 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. {{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

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[1] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.

[2] Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=08

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[justiceapproval-5] Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27

[12congmap-6] 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

[12congcolmac-7] 2012 Congressional maps - closeup of Macon and Columbus, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

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