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Georgia's 8th congressional district

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Georgia's 8th congressional district
Georgia's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
Distribution
  • 56.7% urban[1]
  • 43.3% rural
Population (2016)710,108[2]
Median household
income		$45,279[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[4]

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. 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%
2018 Governor Brian Kemp 64.1% - Stacey Abrams 35.2%

Counties

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
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]
Democratic March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859
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 		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 and re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for U.S. senator. 		2003–2007

Lynn Westmoreland 		Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		109th Elected in 2004.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

Jim Marshall 		Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011 		110th
111th 		Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election. 		2007–2013

Austin Scott 		Republican January 3, 2011 –
present 		112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
2013–present

Election results

2006

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Marshall (Incumbent) 80,660 50.55%
Republican Mac Collins 78,908 49.45%
Total votes 159,568 100.00%
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 (Incumbent) 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 (Incumbent) 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 (Incumbent) 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 (Incumbent) 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 (Incumbent) 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 (Incumbent) 197,401 100.00%
Total votes 197,401 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  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. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  4. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
  6. ^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
  7. ^ 2012 Congressional maps - closeup of Macon and Columbus, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012

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