Georgia's 6th congressional district

Georgia's 6th congressional district
	Georgia's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2013
	Lucy McBath; D–Marietta
Distribution	99.77[1]% urban; 0.23% rural;
Population (2017)	756,389[2]
Median income	$92,317[3]
Ethnicity	60.38% white; 14.93% black; 11.24% Asian; 12.26% Hispanic; 1.19% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+8[4]

Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2019 it is represented by Democrat Lucy McBath. The Georgia 6th district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) was the 2012 congressional elections.

The district consists of many of the northern suburbs of Atlanta and includes portions of eastern Cobb County, northern Fulton County, and northern DeKalb County. The district includes all or portions of the cities of Roswell, Johns Creek, Tucker, Alpharetta, Marietta, Milton, Mountain Park, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville, and Dunwoody.[6]

The district is known for producing prominent figures in American politics, including former House Speaker and 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, and former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. It was also known as a Republican stronghold in elections, with Republicans winning every election from 1978 to 2018, when incumbent Karen Handel, who had won a special election in 2017, lost to Democrat Lucy McBath.

Counties

Cobb (Partial, see also 11th district and 13th district)
DeKalb (Partial, see also 4th district and 5th district)
Fulton (Partial, see also 5th district, 11th district, and 13th district)

History

Georgia's 6th Congressional District has existed since the 29th Congress (1845–1847), the first Congress in which U.S. Representatives were elected from districts rather than at-large. Georgia gained a sixth U.S. Representative for the first time in the 13th Congress (1813–1815). The district was represented by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich from 1979 to 1999.

The District was represented by a Republican consistently from 1979 to 2019, the longest in the state; however, in the 2018 election it was won by Democrat Lucy McBath.

Recent results in presidential elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 68% - Al Gore 32%
2004	President	George W. Bush 70% - John Kerry 29%
2008	President	John McCain 62% - Barack Obama 37%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 60.8% - Barack Obama 37.5%
2016	President	Donald Trump 48.3% - Hillary Clinton 46.8%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District geography
Tomlinson Fort	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Elected in 1826.[7]	[data unknown/missing]
Inactive		March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845
Howell Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	29th 30th 31st	Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Elected Governor of Georgia in 1851.[8]	[data unknown/missing]
Junius Hillyer	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853.[9]	[data unknown/missing]
Junius Hillyer	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853.[9]	[data unknown/missing]
Howell Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1855. [data unknown/missing][8]	[data unknown/missing]
James Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned from office in 1861, following Georgia's secession from the Union.[10]	[data unknown/missing]
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868		Georgia attempted to secede from the Union and seat remained unclaimed during the Civil War and Reconstruction.	[data unknown/missing]
Vacant		July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869		Georgia rejoined the Union, but district failed to elect a member to finish the term.	[data unknown/missing]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870		District failed to elect a member.
William P. Price	Democratic	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected to finish the vacant term. Re-elected in 1870. Retired.[11]
James H. Blount	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1893	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Retired.[12]
Thomas B. Cabaniss	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Lost renomination.[13]	[data unknown/missing]
Charles L. Bartlett	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1915	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1894. Re-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. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired.[14]	[data unknown/missing]
James W. Wise	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Failed to attend the 68th Congress due to prolonged illness. Retired.[15]
Samuel Rutherford	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – February 4, 1932	69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died.[16]
Vacant		February 4, 1932 – March 2, 1932
Carlton Mobley	Democratic	March 2, 1932 – March 3, 1933	72nd	Elected to finish Rutherford's term. Retired.[17]
Carl Vinson	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1965	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Retired.[18]	[data unknown/missing]
John Flynt	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.[19]
Newt Gingrich	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998, but resigned.[20]
Vacant		January 3, 1999 – February 23, 1999
Johnny Isakson	Republican	February 23, 1999 – January 3, 2005	106th 107th 108th	Elected to finish Gingrich's term. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired after being elected to the U.S. Senate.[21]
Johnny Isakson	Republican	February 23, 1999 – January 3, 2005	106th 107th 108th		2003–2013 Parts of Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton counties.
Tom Price	Republican	January 3, 2005 – February 10, 2017	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[22]	2003–2013 Parts of Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton counties.
					2013–2017 Cherokee County and parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties.
					2017–present Parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties.
Vacant		February 10, 2017 – June 26, 2017
Karen Handel	Republican	June 26, 2017 – January 3, 2019	115th	Elected to finish Price's term. Lost re-election.
Lucy McBath	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th	Elected in 2018.

Election results

1974

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (1974)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Flynt (Incumbent)	49,082	51.45%
	Republican	Newt Gingrich	46,308	48.55%
Total votes				100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2000

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2000)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Johnny Isakson (Incumbent)	256,595	74.75%
	Democratic	Brett DeHart	86,666	25.25%
Total votes			343,261	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2002

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Johnny Isakson (Incumbent)	163,209	79.91%
	Democratic	Jeff Weisberger	41,043	20.09%
Total votes			204,252	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2004)[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price	267,542	100.00%
Total votes			267,542	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (Incumbent)	144,958	72.39%
	Democratic	Steve Sinton	55,294	27.61%
Total votes			200,252	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (Incumbent)	231,520	68.48%
	Democratic	Bill Jones	106,551	31.52%
Total votes			338,071	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2010)[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (Incumbent)	198,100	99.91%
	Write-in	Sean Greenberg	188	0.09%
Total votes			198,288	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2012)[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (Incumbent)	189,669	64.51%
	Democratic	Jeff Kazanow	104,365	35.49%
Total votes			294,034	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2014

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2014)[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (Incumbent)	139,018	66.04%
	Democratic	Robert G. Montigel	71,486	33.96%
Total votes			210,504	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2016

Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (Incumbent)	201,088	61.7%
	Democratic	Rodney Stooksbury	124,917	38.3%
Total votes			326,005	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican hold

2017 special election

2017 primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jon Ossoff	92,673	48.2%
	Republican	Karen Handel	38,071	19.7%
	Republican	Bob Gray	20,755	10.8%
	Republican	Dan Moody	16,994	8.8%
	Republican	Judson Hill	16,848	8.8%
	Republican	Kurt Wilson	1,812	0.94%
	Republican	David Abroms	1,637	0.85%
	Democratic	Ragin Edwards	502	0.26%
	Democratic	Ron Slotin	488	0.25%
	Republican	Bruce LeVell	455	0.24%
	Republican	Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan	414	0.22%
	Republican	Keith Grawert	414	0.22%
	Republican	Amy Kremer	349	0.18%
	Republican	William Llop	326	0.17%
	Democratic	Rebecca Quigg	304	0.16%
	Democratic	Richard Keatley	227	0.12%
	Independent	Alexander Hernandez	121	0.06%
	Independent	Andre Pollard	55	0.03%
Total votes			192,084	100.00%
Turnout				43.47%
Plurality			54,602	28.35%

2017 run-off election[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Karen Handel	134,799	51.78%	-9.9%
	Democratic	Jon Ossoff	125,517	48.22%	+9.9%
Total votes			260,316	99.95%
Majority			9,282	3.57%	-19.8%
Turnout			260,455	58.16%
	Republican hold

2018

Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 2018[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy McBath	160,139	50.51%
	Republican	Karen Handel (Incumbent)	156,875	49.49%
Total votes			317,014	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
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"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-01-01
United States Congress. "Tomlinson Fort (id: F000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Howell Cobb (id: C000548)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Junius Hillyer (id: H000625)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "James Jackson (id: J000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "William Pierce Price (id: P000533)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "James Henderson Blount (id: B000568)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Thomas Banks Cabaniss (id: C000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Charles Lafayette Bartlett (id: B000199)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "James Walter Wise (id: W000650)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Samuel Rutherford (id: R000549)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "William Carlton Mobley (id: M000835)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Carl Vinson (id: V000105)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "John James Flynt, Jr. (id: F000229)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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United States Congress. "Johnny Isakson (id: I000055)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States Congress. "Tom Price (id: P000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2004_1102/federal.htm
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External links

Preceded by Massachusetts's 1st congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives December 22, 1849 – March 4, 1851	Succeeded by Kentucky's 1st congressional district
Preceded by Washington's 5th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1999	Succeeded by Illinois's 14th congressional district

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html

[2] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=06

[3] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=06

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[justiceapproval-5] Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27

[12congmetro-6] 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-01-01

[CongBio-F000289-7] United States Congress. "Tomlinson Fort (id: F000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-C000548-8] United States Congress. "Howell Cobb (id: C000548)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-H000625-9] United States Congress. "Junius Hillyer (id: H000625)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-J000016-10] United States Congress. "James Jackson (id: J000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-P000533-11] United States Congress. "William Pierce Price (id: P000533)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-B000568-12] United States Congress. "James Henderson Blount (id: B000568)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-C000001-13] United States Congress. "Thomas Banks Cabaniss (id: C000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-B000199-14] United States Congress. "Charles Lafayette Bartlett (id: B000199)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-W000650-15] United States Congress. "James Walter Wise (id: W000650)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-R000549-16] United States Congress. "Samuel Rutherford (id: R000549)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-M000835-17] United States Congress. "William Carlton Mobley (id: M000835)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-V000105-18] United States Congress. "Carl Vinson (id: V000105)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-F000229-19] United States Congress. "John James Flynt, Jr. (id: F000229)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-G000225-20] United States Congress. "Newton Leroy Gingrich (id: G000225)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-I000055-21] United States Congress. "Johnny Isakson (id: I000055)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[CongBio-P000591-22] United States Congress. "Tom Price (id: P000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[23] ttp://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2004_1102/federal.htm

[24] ttp://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/swall.htm

[25] ttp://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html

[26] ttp://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/54042/149045/en/summary.html

[27] "GA - Election Night Reporting".

[GA-RESULTS-28] "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.