Georgia's 6th congressional district
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| Georgia's 6th congressional district | |||
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 Georgia's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
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| Population (2019) | 742,932[2] | ||
| Median household income | $100,110[2] | ||
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| Cook PVI | D+1[3] | ||
Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020[update], it is represented by Democrat Lucy McBath. The Georgia 6th district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2020 census to be significantly more Republican-leaning than it had been in the previous decade. The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) will be the 2022 congressional elections. Due to the changing political orientation of the district, McBath announced that she would be running against Carolyn Bourdeaux in the Democratic primary in the neighboring 7th congressional district.[4]
Located in north-central Georgia, 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 all or portions of the cities of Roswell, Johns Creek, Tucker, Alpharetta, Marietta, Milton, Mountain Park, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville, and Dunwoody.[5]
The district is known for producing prominent figures in American politics, including former House Speaker and 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, and former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. It was also known as a suburban Republican stronghold for much of its recent history. It was in Republican hands from 1992 to 2018. As part of Metro Atlanta's recent population growth, which has brought Democratic-leaning voters into the area, this changed as incumbent Karen Handel, who had won a special election in 2017, lost to Democrat Lucy McBath.
Counties[edit]
- 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)
History[edit]
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).
From 1965 to 1993, the 6th District covered a swath of exurban and rural territory south and west of Atlanta. Gingrich was first elected from this district in 1978. In 1992, it moved to its present position in Atlanta's northern suburbs, and Gingrich transferred there; he was reelected three more times from this district, but declined to take his seat after winning reelection in 1998.
Recent results in statewide elections[edit]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 68% – Al Gore 32% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 70% – John Kerry 29% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 62% – Barack Obama 37% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 60.8% – Barack Obama 37.5% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 48.3% – Hillary Clinton 46.8% |
| 2016 | Senate | Johnny Isakson 57.9% – Jim Barksdale 37% |
| 2018 | Governor | Stacey Abrams 51% – Brian Kemp 47.5% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | Sarah Riggs Amico 50.1% – Geoff Duncan 49.9% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Chris Carr 50.4% – Charlie Bailey 49.6% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 54.9% – Donald Trump 43.6% |
| 2020 | Senate | Jon Ossoff 51.3% – David Perdue 46.4% |
| 2021 | Senate Runoff | Jon Ossoff 52.6% – David Perdue 47.4% |
List of members representing the district[edit]
Election results[edit]
1974[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Flynt (Incumbent) | 49,082 | 51.45% | |
| Republican | Newt Gingrich | 46,308 | 48.55% | |
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Johnny Isakson (Incumbent) | 256,595 | 74.75% | |
| Democratic | Brett DeHart | 86,666 | 25.25% | |
| Total votes | 343,261 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Johnny Isakson (Incumbent) | 163,209 | 79.91% | |
| Democratic | Jeff Weisberger | 41,043 | 20.09% | |
| Total votes | 204,252 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price | 267,542 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 267,542 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price (Incumbent) | 144,958 | 72.39% | |
| Democratic | Steve Sinton | 55,294 | 27.61% | |
| Total votes | 200,252 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price (Incumbent) | 231,520 | 68.48% | |
| Democratic | Bill Jones | 106,551 | 31.52% | |
| Total votes | 338,071 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price (Incumbent) | 198,100 | 99.91% | |
| Write-In | Sean Greenberg | 188 | 0.09% | |
| Total votes | 198,288 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price (Incumbent) | 189,669 | 64.51% | |
| Democratic | Jeff Kazanow | 104,365 | 35.49% | |
| Total votes | 294,034 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price (Incumbent) | 139,018 | 66.04% | |
| Democratic | Robert G. Montigel | 71,486 | 33.96% | |
| Total votes | 210,504 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Price (Incumbent) | 201,088 | 61.7% | |
| Democratic | Rodney Stooksbury | 124,917 | 38.3% | |
| Total votes | 326,005 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2017 special election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jon Ossoff | 92,673 | 48.2% | |
| Republican | Karen Handel | 38,071 | 19.7% | |
| Republican | Bob Gray | 20,755 | 10.8% | |
| Republican | Dan Moody | 16,994 | 8.8% | |
| Republican | Judson Hill | 16,848 | 8.8% | |
| Republican | Kurt Wilson | 1,812 | 0.94% | |
| Republican | David Abroms | 1,637 | 0.85% | |
| Democratic | Ragin Edwards | 502 | 0.26% | |
| Democratic | Ron Slotin | 488 | 0.25% | |
| Republican | Bruce LeVell | 455 | 0.24% | |
| Republican | Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan | 414 | 0.22% | |
| Republican | Keith Grawert | 414 | 0.22% | |
| Republican | Amy Kremer | 349 | 0.18% | |
| Republican | William Llop | 326 | 0.17% | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Quigg | 304 | 0.16% | |
| Democratic | Richard Keatley | 227 | 0.12% | |
| Independent | Alexander Hernandez | 121 | 0.06% | |
| Independent | Andre Pollard | 55 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 192,084 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 43.47% | |||
| Plurality | 54,602 | 28.35% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Karen Handel | 134,799 | 51.78% | −9.9% | |
| Democratic | Jon Ossoff | 125,517 | 48.22% | +9.9% | |
| Total votes | 260,316 | 99.95% | |||
| Majority | 9,282 | 3.57% | −19.8% | ||
| Turnout | 260,455 | 58.16% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lucy McBath | 160,139 | 50.51% | |
| Republican | Karen Handel (Incumbent) | 156,875 | 49.49% | |
| Total votes | 317,014 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lucy McBath (Incumbent) | 216,775 | 54.59% | |
| Republican | Karen Handel | 180,329 | 45.41% | |
| Total votes | 397,104 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also[edit]
- Georgia's at-large congressional district
- Georgia's 10th congressional district
- Georgia's 4th congressional district
- Georgia's congressional districts
- Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017
References[edit]
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rep. Lucy McBath plans to run in Georgia district currently held by Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux". 11Alive. November 22, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-01-01
- ^ United States Congress. "Tomlinson Fort (id: F000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b United States Congress. "Howell Cobb (id: C000548)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Junius Hillyer (id: H000625)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "James Jackson (id: J000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "William Pierce Price (id: P000533)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "James Henderson Blount (id: B000568)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Thomas Banks Cabaniss (id: C000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Charles Lafayette Bartlett (id: B000199)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "James Walter Wise (id: W000650)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Samuel Rutherford (id: R000549)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "William Carlton Mobley (id: M000835)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Carl Vinson (id: V000105)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "John James Flynt, Jr. (id: F000229)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Newton Leroy Gingrich (id: G000225)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Johnny Isakson (id: I000055)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Tom Price (id: P000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "11/2/04 - Federal and Statewide". Archived from the original on October 31, 2007.
- ^ "11/2/2010 - Summary". Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.
- ^ "GA - Election Results".
- ^ "GA - Election Results".
- ^ "GA - Election Night Reporting".
- ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
Further reading[edit]
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External links[edit]
- PDF map of Georgia's 6th district at nationalatlas.gov
- Georgia's 6th congressional district at GovTrack.us
Coordinates: 34°00′47″N 84°20′44″W / 34.01306°N 84.34556°W