Georgia's 2nd congressional district
Georgia's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., though the 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) were the 2012 congressional elections.
Georgia's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Georgia's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 671,831[2] | ||
Median household income | $39,728[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+6[4] |
One of the largest districts by size, it comprises much of the southwestern portion of the state of Georgia. Much of the district is rural, although the district has a number of small cities and medium-sized towns, such as Albany, Americus, Bainbridge, and Thomasville, as well as most of Columbus and most of Macon. The district is also the historic and current home of President Jimmy Carter.
The district is one of the most consistently Democratic in the country, as Democrats have held the seat since 1875.
Counties
Recent results in statewide elections
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 52% - George W. Bush 48% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 54% - John Kerry 46% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 46% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 58.6% - Mitt Romney 40.8% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 55% - Donald Trump 43.3% |
2018 | Governor | Stacey Abrams 56% - Brian Kemp 44% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 56% - Donald Trump 43% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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Abraham Baldwin |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
1789–1791 "Middle district": Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Greene, Liberty, Richmond, Washington, and Wilkes counties[6] |
March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
1791–1793 "Middle district": Burke, Columbia, Richmond, and Washington counties[7] | ||||
District not in use | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1827 |
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John Forsyth |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – November 7, 1827 |
20th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1826. Resigned. |
1827–1829 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | November 7, 1827 – November 17, 1827 | ||||
Richard H. Wilde |
Jacksonian | November 17, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
Elected November 17, 1827 to finish Forsyth's term and seated January 14, 1828. Redistricted to the at-large district. | ||
District not in use | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 |
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Seaborn Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data unknown/missing] | 1845–1853 [data unknown/missing] |
Alfred Iverson Sr. |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Marshall J. Wellborn | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] | |
James Johnson |
Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data unknown/missing] | |
Alfred H. Colquitt |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | [data unknown/missing] | 1853–1861 [data unknown/missing] |
Martin J. Crawford |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – January 23, 1861 |
34th 35th 36th |
Withdrew. | |
Vacant | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
Nelson Tift |
Democratic | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | [data unknown/missing] | 1868–1873 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870 |
41st | |||
Richard H. Whiteley |
Republican | December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
installed after Nelson Tift was not permitted to qualify | |
1873–1883 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
William E. Smith |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Henry G. Turner |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1893 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 11th district. | |
1883–1893 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Benjamin E. Russell |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
[data unknown/missing] | 1893–1903 [data unknown/missing] |
James M. Griggs |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – January 5, 1910 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
[data unknown/missing] Died. | |
1903–1913 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | January 5, 1910 – February 6, 1910 |
61st | |||
Seaborn Roddenbery |
Democratic | February 6, 1910 – September 25, 1913 |
61st 62nd 63rd |
[data unknown/missing] Died. | |
1913–1923 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | September 25, 1913 – November 4, 1913 |
63rd | |||
Frank Park |
Democratic | November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
1923–1933 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Edward E. Cox |
Democratic | March 4, 1925 – December 24, 1952 |
69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd |
[data unknown/missing] Died. | |
1933–1943 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1943–1953 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | December 24, 1952 – February 4, 1953 |
82nd 83rd |
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1953–1963 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
J. L. Pilcher |
Democratic | February 4, 1953 – January 3, 1965 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
1963–1973 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Maston E. O'Neal Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 |
89th 90th 91st |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Dawson Mathis |
Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981 |
92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
1973–1983 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Charles F. Hatcher |
Democratic | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
1983–1993 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Sanford Bishop |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Incumbent | 1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] |
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
2003–2007 | ||||
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 |
2007–2013 | ||||
January 3, 2013 – present |
2013–present |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 102,925 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 143,700 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 129,984 | 66.79 | |
Republican | Dave Eversman | 64,645 | 33.21 | |
Total votes | 194,629 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 88,662 | 67.87 | |
Republican | Bradley Hughes | 41,967 | 32.13 | |
Total votes | 130,629 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 158,447 | 68.95 | |
Republican | Lee Ferrell | 71,357 | 31.05 | |
Total votes | 229,804 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 86,520 | 51.44 | |
Republican | Mike Keown | 81,673 | 48.56 | |
Total votes | 168,193 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 162,751 | 63.78 | ||
Republican | John House | 92,410 | 36.78 | ||
Total votes | 255,161 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 96,363 | 59.15 | |
Republican | Greg Duke | 66,357 | 40.85 | |
Total votes | 162,720 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 148,543 | 61.23 | |
Republican | Greg Duke | 94,056 | 38.77 | |
Total votes | 242,599 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 135,709 | 59.56 | |
Republican | Herman West Jr. | 92,132 | 40.44 | |
Total votes | 227,841 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop* | 161,397 | 59.12 | |
Republican | Don Cole | 111,620 | 40.88 | |
Total votes | 273,017 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
References
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=02
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=02
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
- https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/x920fx75n
- https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/rr171z522
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/63991/184321/en/summary.html
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.216038/#/cid/30200
- Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present