Georgia's 14th congressional district

Georgia's 14th congressional district was created following the 2010 Census, when Georgia gained a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district has been represented by Republican Tom Graves since 2013. In December 2019, Graves announced that he will not run for re-election in 2020.[5]

Georgia's 14th congressional district
Georgia's 14th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Tom Graves
R–Ranger
Distribution
  • 59.72[1]% urban
  • 40.28% rural
Population (2016)710,176[2]
Median income$50,132[3]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVIR+27[4]

The congressional district includes the following counties in northwest Georgia:[6]

List of members representing the district

District established and redistricted from the 9th district following the 112th Congress, based on the 2010 census.

Member Residence Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location

Tom Graves		 Ranger Republican January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th
115th
116th		 Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.		 2013–present:

Northwest Georgia

Recent results in presidential elections
Year Office Results
2012 President Mitt Romney 73.2% – Barack Obama 25.3%
2016 President Donald Trump 75% – Hillary Clinton 22.1%

Election results

2012
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2012)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves* 159,947 72.97
Democratic Daniel "Danny" Grant 59,245 27.03
Total votes 219,192 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2014
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2014)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves* 118,782 100.00
Total votes 118,782 100.00
Republican hold

2016
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2016)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves* 216,743 100.00
Total votes 216,743 100.00
Republican hold

2020

Majoree Green a Qanon believer will face Rome, Georgia Neurosurgeon John Cowan in a Run-off election. Green emerged from the primary with 40% of the vote compared to Cowan’s 19%.[10]

The winner will face Kevin van Ausdal the Democrat nominee.[11]

It is expected that the GOP will easily win the seat as it has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R 27 as of late June 2020.[12]

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=14
  3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=14
  4. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. Scholtes, Jennifer (December 5, 2019). "Tom Graves announces retirement, citing 'new season in life'". Politico. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. "Official Map". legis.ga.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  7. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html
  8. "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  9. "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  10. Editor-at-large, Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN. "A wild, pro-Trump conspiracy theory group is about to get its first congresswoman". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-26.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  11. "Kevin Van Ausdal". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  12. "PVI Map and District List". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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