Georgia's 8th congressional district
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.
| Georgia's 8th congressional district | |||
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.tif.png.webp) Georgia's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 706,237[2] | ||
| Median household income | $50,745[3] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+15[4] | ||
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% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 62% - Joe Biden 37% |
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 unknown/missing] | [data unknown/missing] |
 Alexander Stephens |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th 35th |
Redistricted from the 7th district. [data unknown/missing] | |
| Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | ||||
| John J. Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 |
36th | [data unknown/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 unknown/missing] | |
 Henry H. Carlton |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Thomas G. Lawson |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
52nd 53rd 54th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 William M. Howard |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
[data unknown/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 unknown/missing] | |
| Braswell Deen | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
| W. Benjamin Gibbs | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940 |
76th | [data unknown/missing] Died. | |
| Vacant | August 7, 1940 – October 1, 1940 |
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 Florence R. Gibbs |
Democratic | October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941 |
Elected to finish her husband's term. [data unknown/missing] | ||
| John S. Gibson | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 |
77th 78th 79th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 William M. Wheeler |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Iris F. Blitch |
Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
84th 85th 86th 87th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 J. Russell Tuten |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
88th 89th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 W. S. Stuckey Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Billy Lee Evans |
Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
95th 96th 97th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 J. Roy Rowland |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Saxby Chambliss |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
104th 105th 106th 107th |
[data unknown/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 |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | |
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Election results
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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 197,789 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 197,789 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 129,938 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 129,938 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 197,401 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 197,401 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 198,701 | 64.05% | |
| Democratic | Lindsay "Doc" Holliday | 109,264 | 35.05% | |
| Total votes | 307,965 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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.
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "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 December 27, 2011
- 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
- 2012 Congressional maps - closeup of Macon and Columbus, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
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