Georgia's 12th congressional district

Coordinates: 32°54′42.75″N 82°19′14″W / 32.9118750°N 82.32056°W / 32.9118750; -82.32056

Georgia's 12th congressional district
Georgia's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Rick Allen (R–Augusta)
Distribution
  • 59.96[1]% urban
  • 40.04% rural
Population (2016) 722,937[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+9[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

Former

List of representatives

Congress Tenure began Tenure ended Representative Party Constituency Electoral history Sources
District established and redistricted from the 3rd district following the 62nd Congress.
63rd
(1913–1915)		 March 4, 1913 March 3, 1917 Dudley M. Hughes Democrat Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Failed to receive nomination for re-election in 1916.		 [6]
64th
(1915–1917)
65th
(1917–1919)		 March 4, 1917 March 3, 1933 William W. Larsen Democrat First 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.
Declined to seek re-election in 1932.		 [7]
66th
(1919–1921)
67th
(1921–1923)
68th
(1923–1925)
69th
(1925–1927)
70th
(1927–1929)
71st
(1929–1931)
72nd
(1931–1933)
District eliminated beginning with the 73rd Congress.
District re-established following the 107th Congress.
108th
(2003–2005)		 January 3, 2003 January 3, 2005 Max Burns Republican Bulloch, Burke, Clarke, Effingham, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Taliaferro, and Warren counties and parts of Bryan, Chatham, Oglethorpe, and Richmond counties.

Elected in 2002. [8]
109th
(2005–2007)		 January 3, 2005 January 3, 2015 John Barrow Democrat First elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election in 2014.		 [9]
110th
(2007–2009)		 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.

111th
(2009–2011)
112th
(2011–2013)
113th
(2013–2015)		 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.
114th
(2015–)		 January 3, 2015 incumbent Rick Allen Republican First elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.

Election results

2002

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Max Burns* 77,479 55.19
Democratic Charles Walker, Jr. 62,904 44.81
Total votes 140,383 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow 113,036 51.81
Republican Max Burns* 105,132 48.19
Total votes 218,168 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

2006

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 71,651 50.30
Republican Max Burns 70,787 49.70
Total votes 142,438 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 164,562 66.00
Republican John Stone 84,773 34.00
Total votes 249,335 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 92,459 56.59
Republican Ray McKinney 70,938 43.42
Total votes 163,397 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2012)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 139,148 53.70
Republican Lee Anderson 119,973 46.30
Total votes 259,121 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2014

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Allen 91,336 54.75
Democratic John Barrow* 75,478 45.25
Total votes 166,814 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 12th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 12th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Max Burns 2003–2005 November 8, 1948
John Barrow 2005–2015 October 31, 1955

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=12
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
  5. ↑ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
  6. ↑ United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  7. ↑ United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  8. ↑ United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  9. ↑ United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  10. ↑ http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html

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.
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