Georgia's 8th congressional district

Georgia's 8th congressional district
Georgia's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
U.S. Representative	Austin Scott (R–Tifton)
Distribution	56.7[1]% urban 43.3% rural
Population (2016)	710,108[2]
Median income	$45,279[3]
Ethnicity	63.45% White 30.89% Black 1.29% Asian 6.14% Hispanic 0.3% Native American
Cook PVI	R+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]

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 representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created in 1845
Robert Toombs	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1853
Alexander Stephens	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	redistricted from the 7th district
	Democrat	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
John J. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	withdrew
January 23, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Civil War and Reconstruction, Seat was vacant
District eliminated in 1867
District reestablished in 1873
Vacant		March 4, 1873 – December 1, 1873
Alexander Stephens	Democrat	December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882	installed after rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat, resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		November 4, 1882 – December 4, 1882
Seaborn Reese	Democrat	December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1887
Henry H. Carlton	Democrat	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Thomas G. Lawson	Democrat	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897
William M. Howard	Democrat	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911
Samuel J. Tribble	Democrat	March 4, 1911 – December 8, 1916	died
Vacant		December 8, 1916 – January 11, 1917
Tinsley W. Rucker Jr.	Democrat	January 11, 1917 – March 3, 1917
Charles H. Brand	Democrat	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933
Braswell Deen	Democrat	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
W. Benjamin Gibbs	Democrat	January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940	died
Vacant		August 7, 1940 – October 1, 1940
Florence R. Gibbs	Democrat	October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941
John S. Gibson	Democrat	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947
William M. Wheeler	Democrat	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955
Iris F. Blitch	Democrat	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963
J. Russell Tuten	Democrat	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
W. S. Stuckey, Jr.	Democrat	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977
Billy Lee Evans	Democrat	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
J. Roy Rowland	Democrat	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Saxby Chambliss	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Mac Collins	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	redistricted from the 3rd district
Lynn Westmoreland	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	redistricted to the 3rd district
Jim Marshall	Democrat	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Austin Scott	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	Incumbent

Election results

2006

• 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

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th congressional district

As of November 2018^[update], there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2007 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2007

See also

• Georgia's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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

• PDF map of Georgia's 8th district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 8th district at GovTrack.us

This page was last edited on 28 December 2018, at 15:23