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 Perry, Cordele, Tifton, Moultrie, Valdosta, and portions of Macon.[5][6]
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, PresidentGeorge W. Bush attended a rally on Collins' behalf.
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Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2008)
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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 Georgia s 8th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Austin ScottR TiftonDistribution56 7 urban 1 43 3 ruralPopulation 2022 769 408 2 Median householdincome 55 822 3 Ethnicity60 2 White30 4 Black6 0 Hispanic1 5 Asian1 5 Two or more races0 4 otherCook PVIR 16 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 Perry Cordele Tifton Moultrie Valdosta and portions of Macon 5 6 Contents 1 Recent results in statewide elections 2 Counties 3 List of members representing the district 4 Election results 4 1 2002 4 2 2004 4 3 2006 4 4 2008 4 5 2010 4 6 2012 4 7 2014 4 8 2016 4 9 2018 4 10 2020 4 11 2022 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRecent results in statewide elections editYear Office Results2000 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 editAtkinson Baldwin Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Partial see also 2nd district Bleckley Brooks Clinch Colquitt Cook Crisp Dodge Echols Houston Partial see also 2nd district Irwin Jeff Davis Jones Lanier Lowndes Monroe Pulaski Telfair Thomas Tift Turner Twiggs Wilcox Wilkinson WorthList of members representing the district editMember Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict created March 4 1845 nbsp Robert Toombs Washington Whig March 4 1845 March 4 1853 29th30th31st32nd Elected in 1844 Re elected in 1846 Re elected in 1848 Re elected in 1851 data missing data missing nbsp Alexander Stephens Crawfordville Whig March 4 1853 March 4 1855 33rd34th35th Redistricted from the 7th district and re elected in 1853 Re elected in 1855 Re elected in 1857 data missing Democratic March 4 1855 March 4 1859 nbsp John J Jones Waynesboro Democratic March 4 1859 January 23 1861 36th Elected in 1859 Withdrew Vacant January 23 1861 March 4 1867 36th37th38th39th Civil War and ReconstructionDistrict eliminated March 4 1867District reestablished March 4 1873Vacant March 4 1873 December 1 1873 43rd Member elect Ambrose R Wright died before being seated data missing nbsp Alexander Stephens Crawfordville Democratic December 1 1873 November 4 1882 43rd44th45th46th47th Elected to finish Wright s term Re elected in 1874 Re elected in 1876 Re elected in 1878 Re elected in 1880 Resigned to become Governor of Georgia Vacant November 4 1882 December 4 1882 47thSeaborn Reese Sparta Democratic December 4 1882 March 4 1887 47th48th49th Elected to finish Stephens s term Re elected in 1882 Re elected in 1884 data missing nbsp Henry H Carlton Athens Democratic March 4 1887 March 4 1891 50th51st Elected in 1886 Re elected in 1888 data missing nbsp Thomas G Lawson Eatonton Democratic March 4 1891 March 4 1897 52nd53rd54th Elected in 1890 Re elected in 1892 Re elected in 1894 data missing nbsp William M Howard Lexington Democratic March 4 1897 March 4 1911 55th56th57th58th59th60th61st Elected in 1896 Re elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Re elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Lost renomination nbsp Samuel J Tribble Athens Democratic March 4 1911 December 8 1916 62nd63rd64th Elected in 1910 Re elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Died Vacant December 8 1916 January 11 1917 64thTinsley W Rucker Jr Athens Democratic January 11 1917 March 4 1917 Elected to finish Tribble s term Retired nbsp Charles H Brand Athens Democratic March 4 1917 March 4 1933 65th66th67th68th69th70th71st72nd 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 data missing Braswell Deen Alma Democratic March 4 1933 January 3 1939 73rd74th75th Elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 data missing W Benjamin Gibbs Jesup Democratic January 3 1939 August 7 1940 76th Elected in 1938 Died Vacant August 7 1940 October 1 1940 nbsp Florence R Gibbs Athens Democratic October 1 1940 January 3 1941 Elected to finish her husband s term data missing nbsp John S Gibson Douglas Democratic January 3 1941 January 3 1947 77th78th79th Elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 data missing nbsp William M Wheeler Alma Democratic January 3 1947 January 3 1955 80th81st82nd83rd Elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 data missing nbsp Iris F Blitch Homerville Democratic January 3 1955 January 3 1963 84th85th86th87th Elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 data missing nbsp J Russell Tuten Brunswick Democratic January 3 1963 January 3 1967 88th89th Elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 data missing nbsp W S Stuckey Jr Eastman Democratic January 3 1967 January 3 1977 90th91st92nd93rd94th Elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 data missing nbsp Billy Lee Evans Macon Democratic January 3 1977 January 3 1983 95th96th97th Elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 data missing nbsp J Roy Rowland Dublin Democratic January 3 1983 January 3 1995 98th99th100th101st102nd103rd Elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 data missing nbsp Saxby Chambliss Moultrie Republican January 3 1995 January 3 2003 104th105th106th107th Elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Mac Collins Hampton 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 nbsp nbsp Lynn Westmoreland Grantville Republican January 3 2005 January 3 2007 109th Elected in 2004 Redistricted to the 3rd district nbsp Jim Marshall Macon Democratic January 3 2007 January 3 2011 110th111th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Lost re election 2007 2013 nbsp nbsp Austin Scott Tifton Republican January 3 2011 present 112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 20222013 2023 nbsp 2023 present nbsp Election results edit2002 edit Georgia s 8th congressional district election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mac Collins inc 142 505 78 33Democratic Angelos Petrakopoulos 39 422 21 67Total votes 181 927 100 00Republican hold2004 edit Georgia s 8th congressional district election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lynn Westmoreland 227 524 75 55Democratic Silvia Delamar 73 632 24 45Total votes 301 156 100 00Republican hold2006 edit 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 RepublicanA 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 edit 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 hold2010 edit 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 Democratic2012 edit 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 hold2014 edit 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 hold2016 edit 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 hold2018 edit 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 hold2020 edit Georgia s 8th Congressional District Election 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 hold2022 edit Georgia s 8th Congressional District Election 2022 Party Candidate Votes Republican Austin Scott incumbent 178 700 68 58 Democratic Darrius Butler 81 886 31 42 Total votes 260 586 100 00 Republican holdSee also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Georgia U S state portalGeorgia s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit Geography US Census Bureau Congressional Districts Relationship Files state based www census gov Bureau Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census My Congressional District www census gov a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 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 presentExternal links editPDF map of Georgia s 8th district at nationalatlas gov Georgia s 8th district at GovTrack us 31 46 47 N 83 27 05 W 31 77972 N 83 45139 W 31 77972 83 45139 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georgia 27s 8th congressional district amp oldid 1182876094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,