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Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. stateofGeorgia. As of 2023, it is represented by Republican Rich McCormick. Previously represented by Democrat Lucy McBath, the district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2020 census to be significantly more Republican-leaning than it had been in the previous decade. As a result, McBath announced that she would be running against Carolyn Bourdeaux in the Democratic primary in the neighboring 7th congressional district, which she subsequently won.[4] Rich McCormick defeated Democrat Bob Christian for the seat in the 2022 congressional elections, took office on January 3, 2023.[5]

Georgia's 6th congressional district

Map

Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative

Rich McCormick
R–Suwanee

Distribution
  • 99.77% urban[1]
  • 0.23% rural
    • Population (2022)790,519[2]
    Median household
    income    		$123,105[2]
    Ethnicity
  • 12.4% Asian
  • 10.2% Hispanic
  • 8.6% Black
  • 4.2% Two or more races
  • 0.9% other
    • Cook PVIR+11[3]

    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).

    Located in north-central Georgia, the district consists of many of the northern suburbs of Atlanta and includes all of Forsyth, Dawson County, portions of eastern Cobb County, northern Fulton County, a snippet of western Gwinnett County, and eastern Cherokee County. From 1965 to 1993, the 6th District covered a swath of exurban and rural territory south and west of Atlanta. In 1992, it moved to its present position in Atlanta's northern suburbs.

    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 suburban Republican stronghold for much of its recent history, and the party held the seat from 1992to2018. However, Metro Atlanta's recent population growth has brought Democratic-leaning voters into the area, as evidenced by McBath's 2018 victory over Republican incumbent Karen Handel. The district's new boundaries have restored its previous Republican bent.

    Counties

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    List of members representing the district

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    Member Party Years Cong
    ress     		Electoral history District geography
    District created March 4, 1827
     
    Tomlinson Fort
    (Milledgeville)     		Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
    March 3, 1829     		20th Elected in 1826.[6] 1827–1829
    [data missing]
    District inactive March 4, 1829 –
    March 3, 1845
     
    Howell Cobb
    (Athens)     		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.[7]     		1845–1853
    [data missing]
     
    Junius Hillyer
    (Monroe)     		Unionist March 4, 1851 –
    March 3, 1855     		32nd
    33rd     		Elected in 1851.
    Re-elected in 1853.[8]
    Democratic 1853–1861
    [data missing]
     
    Howell Cobb
    (Athens)     		Democratic March 4, 1855 –
    March 3, 1857     		34th Elected in 1855.
    [data missing][7]
     
    James Jackson
    (Athens)     		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.[9]
    Vacant January 23, 1861 –
    July 25, 1868     		36th
    37th
    38th
    39th
    40th     		Civil War and Reconstruction
    Vacant July 25, 1868 –
    March 3, 1869     		40th Georgia rejoined the Union, but district failed to elect a member to finish the term.[citation needed] 1868–1873
    [data missing]
    Vacant March 4, 1869 –
    December 22, 1870     		41st District failed to elect a member.[citation needed]
     
    William P. Price
    (Dahlonega)     		Democratic December 22, 1870 –
    March 3, 1873     		41st
    42nd     		Elected to finish the vacant term.
    Re-elected in 1870.
    Retired.[10]
     
    James H. Blount
    (Macon)     		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.[11]     		1873–1883
    [data missing]
    1883–1893
    [data missing]
     
    Thomas B. Cabaniss
    (Forsyth)     		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
    March 3, 1895     		53rd Elected in 1892.
    Lost renomination.[12]     		1893–1903
    [data missing]
     
    Charles L. Bartlett
    (Macon)     		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.[13]
    1903–1913
    [data missing]
    1913–1923
    [data missing]
     
    James W. Wise
    (Fayetteville)     		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.[14]
    1923–1933
    [data missing]
     
    Samuel Rutherford
    (Forsyth)     		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.[15]
    Vacant February 4, 1932 –
    March 2, 1932     		72nd
     
    Carlton Mobley
    (Forsyth)     		Democratic March 2, 1932 –
    March 3, 1933     		72nd Elected to finish Rutherford's term.
    Retired.[16]
     
    Carl Vinson
    (Milledgeville)     		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.[17]     		1933–1943
    [data missing]
    1943–1953
    [data missing]
    1953–1963
    [data missing]
    1963–1973
    [data missing]
     
    John Flynt
    (Griffin)     		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.[18]
    1973–1983
    [data missing]
     
    Newt Gingrich
    (Marietta)     		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.[19]
    1983–1993
    [data missing]
    1993–2003
    [data missing]
    Vacant January 3, 1999 –
    February 23, 1999     		106th
     
    Johnny Isakson
    (Marietta)     		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 to run for U.S. Senator.[20]
    2003–2006
    Parts of Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton counties
     
     
    Tom Price
    (Roswell)     		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.[21]
    2007–2013
    Cherokee County and parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties
     
    2013–2023
    Parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties
     
    Vacant February 10, 2017 –
    June 26, 2017     		115th
     
    Karen Handel
    (Roswell)     		Republican June 26, 2017 –
    January 3, 2019     		115th Elected to finish Price's term.
    Lost re-election.
     
    Lucy McBath
    (Marietta)     		Democratic January 3, 2019 –
    January 3, 2023     		116th
    117th     		Elected in 2018.
    Re-elected in 2020.
    Redistricted to the 7th district.
     
    Rich McCormick
    (Suwanee)     		Republican January 3, 2023 –
    present     		118th Elected in 2022.
    Redistricted to the 7th district.     		2023–2025
    Dawson and Forsyth counties; Parts of Cobb, Cherokee, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties
     

    Election results

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    Graph of election results in Georgia's 6th congressional district (minor parties are omitted)

    1974

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    Main article: Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 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

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    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

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    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

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2004)[22]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Tom Price 267,542 100.00%
    Total votes 267,542 100.00%
    Turnout  
    Republican hold

    2006

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    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

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    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

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2010)[23]
    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

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2012)[24]
    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

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election (2014)[25]
    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

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    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

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    Main article: Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017
    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[26]
    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

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 2018[27]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Lucy McBath 160,139 50.51%
    Republican Karen Handel (Incumbent) 156,875 49.49%
    Independent Jeremy "Carlton Heston" Stubbs [28] 18
    Total votes 317,014 100.0%
    Democratic gain from Republican
     
    The image above shows the 2020 Presidential election results in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, where blue represents precincts won by Joe Biden and red represents precincts won by Donald Trump.

    2020

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 2020[29]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Lucy McBath (Incumbent) 216,775 54.59%
    Republican Karen Handel 180,329 45.41%
    Total votes 397,104 100.0%
    Democratic hold

    2022

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    Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 2022
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Rich McCormick 206,886 62.22%
    Democratic Bob Christian 125,612 37.78%
    Total votes 332,498 100.0%
    Republican gain from Democratic

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  • ^ a b "My Congressional District".
  • ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  • ^ "Rep. Lucy McBath plans to run in Georgia district currently held by Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux". 11Alive. November 22, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  • ^ "Georgia Sixth Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  • ^ United States Congress. "Tomlinson Fort (id: F000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • ^ a b 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.
  • ^ United States Congress. "Newton Leroy Gingrich (id: G000225)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "11/2/04 - Federal and Statewide". Archived from the original on October 31, 2007.
  • ^ "11/2/2010 - Summary". Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.
  • ^ "GA - Election Results".
  • ^ "GA - Election Results".
  • ^ "GA - Election Night Reporting".
  • ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  • ^ "2018 Votes Cast for Certified Write-in Candidates | Elections". Archived from the original on May 7, 2019.
  • ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

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    Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

    		 Home district of the speaker
    December 22, 1849 – March 4, 1851     		Succeeded by

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    Preceded by

    Washington's 5th congressional district

    		 Home district of the speaker
    January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1999     		Succeeded by

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