Georgia's 12th congressional district
Georgia's 12th congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 770,831[2] | ||
Median household income | $56,189[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[3] |
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is represented by Republican Rick Allen. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta, Dublin, Douglas, and Statesboro.[5]
Counties
- Lincoln
- Wilkes (Partial, see also 10th district)
- Warren
- McDuffie
- Columbia
- Glascock
- Richmond
- Jefferson
- Washington
- Burke
- Jenkins
- Screven
- Emanuel
- Treutlen
- Johnson
- Laurens
- Wheeler
- Montgomery
- Toombs
- Candler
- Bulloch
- Effingham (Partial, see also 1st district)
- Evans
- Tattnall
Former
- Chatham (Partial, see also 1st district)
- Coffee
- Jeff Davis
- Appling
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Result |
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2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 46% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 45% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 44% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 57% - Hillary Clinton 41% |
2018 | Governor | Brian Kemp 58% - Stacey Abrams 42% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 56% - Joe Biden 43% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location | |||
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District established March 4, 1913 | ||||||||
![]() Dudley M. Hughes[6] (Danville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 |
63rd 64th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination. |
1913 – 1933 [data missing] | |||
![]() William W. Larsen[7] (Dublin) |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 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. Retired. | ||||
District eliminated March 3, 1933 | ||||||||
District re-established January 3, 2003 | ||||||||
![]() Max Burns[8] (Sylvania) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
108th | Elected in 2002. Lost re-election. |
2003 – 2007![]() Bulloch, Burke, Clarke, Effingham, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Taliaferro, and Warren counties and parts of Bryan, Chatham, Oglethorpe, and Richmond counties. | |||
![]() John Barrow[9] (Athens) |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015 |
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost re-election. | ||||
2007 – 2013![]() Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, and Washington counties and parts of Baldwin, Chatham, and Richmond counties. | ||||||||
2013–2023![]() Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties and parts of Columbia and Effingham counties. | ||||||||
![]() Rick Allen (Augusta) |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – present |
114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | ||||
2023–2025![]() |
Election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow (Incumbent) | 139,148 | 53.70 | |
Republican | Lee Anderson | 119,973 | 46.30 | |
Total votes | 259,121 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Rick Allen | 91,336 | 54.7 | |||
Democratic | John Barrow (incumbent) | 75,478 | 45.3 | |||
Total votes | 166,814 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Allen (incumbent) | 159,492 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Patricia C. McCracken | 99,420 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 258,912 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent) | 148,986 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | Francys Johnson | 101,503 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 250,489 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent) | 181,038 | 58.4 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Johnson | 129,061 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 309,544 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent) | 158,047 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Johnson | 107,148 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 265,195 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
References
- "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- Center for New Media & 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.
- Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
- 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
- United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
- "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- "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
- 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
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