Georgia's 8th congressional district
U.S. House district for Georgia
Georgia's 8th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution 56.7% urban[1] 43.3% rural Population (2022) 769,408[2] Median household income $55,822[3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+16[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 .
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]
Recent results in statewide elections
Counties
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1845
Robert Toombs (Washington )
Whig
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1853
29th 30th 31st 32nd
Elected in 1844 .Re-elected in 1846 .Re-elected in 1848 .Re-elected in 1851 .[data missing ]
[data missing ]
Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville )
Whig
March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855
33rd 34th 35th
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
John J. Jones (Waynesboro )
Democratic
March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861
36th
Elected in 1859 . Withdrew.
Vacant
January 23, 1861 – March 4, 1867
36th 37th 38th 39th
Civil War and Reconstruction
District eliminated March 4, 1867
District reestablished March 4, 1873
Vacant
March 4, 1873 – December 1, 1873
43rd
Member-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before being seated .
[data missing ]
Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville )
Democratic
December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882
43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th
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
47th
Seaborn Reese (Sparta )
Democratic
December 4, 1882 – March 4, 1887
47th 48th 49th
Elected to finish Stephens's term .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .[data missing ]
Henry H. Carlton (Athens )
Democratic
March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891
50th 51st
Elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .[data missing ]
Thomas G. Lawson (Eatonton )
Democratic
March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1897
52nd 53rd 54th
Elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .[data missing ]
William M. Howard (Lexington )
Democratic
March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1911
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st
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.
Samuel J. Tribble (Athens )
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. (Athens )
Democratic
January 11, 1917 – March 4, 1917
Elected to finish Tribble's term . Retired.
Charles H. Brand (Athens )
Democratic
March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1933
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
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
73rd 74th 75th
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
Florence R. Gibbs (Athens )
Democratic
October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Elected to finish her husband's term .[data missing ]
John S. Gibson (Douglas )
Democratic
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947
77th 78th 79th
Elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .[data missing ]
William M. Wheeler (Alma )
Democratic
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955
80th 81st 82nd 83rd
Elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .[data missing ]
Iris F. Blitch (Homerville )
Democratic
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963
84th 85th 86th 87th
Elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .[data missing ]
J. Russell Tuten (Brunswick )
Democratic
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
88th 89th
Elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .[data missing ]
W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Eastman )
Democratic
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th
Elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .[data missing ]
Billy Lee Evans (Macon )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
95th 96th 97th
Elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .[data missing ]
J. Roy Rowland (Dublin )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd
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 ]
Saxby Chambliss (Moultrie )
Republican
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
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
Lynn Westmoreland (Grantville )
Republican
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
109th
Elected in 2004 . Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Jim Marshall (Macon )
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 (Tifton )
Republican
January 3, 2011 – present
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
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 2022
2013–2023
2023–2025
Election results
2002
2004
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
2020
2022
See also
References
External links
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