Georgia's 12th congressional district
32°54′42.75″N 82°19′14″W / 32.9118750°N 82.32056°W
Georgia's 12th congressional district | |
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![]() Georgia's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
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Population (2016) | 722,937[2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[3] |
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is represented by Republican Rick Allen. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta, Dublin, Douglas, and Statesboro.[5]
Counties
- Columbia (Partial, see also 10th district)
- Richmond
- Burke
- Jenkins
- Screven
- Emanuel
- Treutlen
- Laurens
- Wheeler
- Montgomery
- Toombs
- Candler
- Bulloch
- Effingham (Partial, see also 1st district)
- Evans
- Tattnall
- Appling
- Jeff Davis
- Coffee
Former
- Chatham (Partial, see also 1st district)
List of representatives
Congress | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Representative | Party | Constituency | Electoral history | Sources | |
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District established and redistricted from the 3rd district following the 62nd Congress. | ||||||||
63rd (1913–1915) |
March 4, 1913 | March 3, 1917 | ![]() |
Dudley M. Hughes | Democrat | Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Failed to receive nomination for re-election in 1916. |
[6] | |
64th (1915–1917) |
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65th (1917–1919) |
March 4, 1917 | March 3, 1933 | ![]() |
William W. Larsen | Democrat | First elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Declined to seek re-election in 1932. |
[7] | |
66th (1919–1921) |
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67th (1921–1923) |
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68th (1923–1925) |
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69th (1925–1927) |
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70th (1927–1929) |
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71st (1929–1931) |
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72nd (1931–1933) |
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District eliminated beginning with the 73rd Congress. | ||||||||
District re-established following the 107th Congress. | ||||||||
108th (2003–2005) |
January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2005 | ![]() |
Max Burns | Republican | Bulloch, Burke, Clarke, Effingham, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Taliaferro, and Warren counties and parts of Bryan, Chatham, Oglethorpe, and Richmond counties. | Elected in 2002. | [8] |
109th (2005–2007) |
January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2015 | ![]() |
John Barrow | Democrat | First elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost re-election in 2014. |
[9] | |
110th (2007–2009) |
Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, and Washington counties and parts of Baldwin, Chatham, and Richmond counties. | |||||||
111th (2009–2011) | ||||||||
112th (2011–2013) | ||||||||
113th (2013–2015) |
Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties and parts of Columbia and Effingham counties. | |||||||
114th (2015–) |
January 3, 2015 | incumbent | ![]() |
Rick Allen | Republican | First elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Max Burns* | 77,479 | 55.19 | |
Democratic | Charles Walker, Jr. | 62,904 | 44.81 | |
Total votes | 140,383 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John Barrow | 113,036 | 51.81 | |||
Republican | Max Burns* | 105,132 | 48.19 | |||
Total votes | 218,168 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow* | 71,651 | 50.30 | |
Republican | Max Burns | 70,787 | 49.70 | |
Total votes | 142,438 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow* | 164,562 | 66.00 | |
Republican | John Stone | 84,773 | 34.00 | |
Total votes | 249,335 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow* | 92,459 | 56.59 | |
Republican | Ray McKinney | 70,938 | 43.42 | |
Total votes | 163,397 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow* | 139,148 | 53.70 | |
Republican | Lee Anderson | 119,973 | 46.30 | |
Total votes | 259,121 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Rick Allen | 91,336 | 54.75 | |||
Democratic | John Barrow* | 75,478 | 45.25 | |||
Total votes | 166,814 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 12th congressional district
As of May 2015[update], there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 12th congressional district who are currently living at this time.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Max Burns | 2003–2005 | November 8, 1948 |
John Barrow | 2005–2015 | October 31, 1955 |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=12
- ^ "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
- ^ United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html
Further reading
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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