Georgia's 10th congressional district

Georgia's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Jody Hice, and includes a large swath of urban and rural territory between Atlanta and Augusta.

"GA-10" redirects here. For the state route, see Georgia State Route 10.
Georgia's 10th congressional district
Georgia's 10th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Jody Hice
R–Bethlehem
Distribution
  • 56.03% urban[1]
  • 43.97% rural
Population (2016)741,464[2]
Median income$53,479[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[4]

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.

Located in the eastern part of the state, the new district boundaries include the cities of Athens, Eatonton, Jackson, Milledgeville, Monroe, Watkinsville, and Winder.[6]

Counties

Recent results in presidential elections
Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 63% - Al Gore 37%
2004 President George W. Bush 65% - John Kerry 35%
2008 President John McCain 60.4% - Barack Obama 38.8%
2012 President Mitt Romney 62.5% - Barack Obama 36.3%
2016 President Donald Trump 61.3% - Hillary Clinton 35.8%
2018 Governor Brian Kemp 61.4% - Stacey Abrams 37.7%

List of representatives
Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 District Home Note
District created in 1885
George T. Barnes Democrat March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 49th
50th
51st
Thomas E. Watson Populist March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 52nd Thomson
James C. C. Black Democrat March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 53rd Augusta resigned
Vacant March 4, 1895 – October 2, 1895
James C. C. Black Democrat October 2, 1895 – March 3, 1897 54th Augusta
William H. Fleming Democrat March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 55th
56th
57th
Thomas W. Hardwick Democrat March 4, 1903 – November 2, 1914 58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd		 Sandersville resigned after being elected to US Senate
Vacant November 2, 1914 – November 3, 1914
Carl Vinson Democrat November 3, 1914 – March 3, 1933 63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Milledgeville redistricted to the 6th district
Charles H. Brand Democrat March 4, 1933 – May 17, 1933 73rd died
Vacant May 17, 1933 – July 5, 1933
Paul Brown Democrat July 5, 1933 – January 3, 1961 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th		 Elberton
Robert G. Stephens Jr. Democrat January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th		 Athens
Doug Barnard Jr. Democrat January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Augusta
Don Johnson Jr. Democrat January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 103rd Royston
Charlie Norwood Republican January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 104th
105th
106th
107th		 Evans redistricted to the 9th district
Nathan Deal Republican January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 108th
109th		 Gainesville redistricted from the 9th district, redistricted to the 9th district
Charlie Norwood Republican January 3, 2007 – February 13, 2007 110th Evans redistricted from the 9th district, died
Vacant February 13, 2007 – July 17, 2007
Paul Broun Republican July 17, 2007 – January 3, 2015 110th
111th
112th
113th		 Athens
Jody Hice Republican January 3, 2015 – present 114th
115th
116th		 Bethlehem

Election results

2006
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Norwood* 117,721 67.36
Democratic Terry Holley 57,032 32.64
Total votes 174,753 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Broun* 177,265 60.73
Democratic Bobby Saxon 114,638 39.27
Total votes 291,903 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Broun* 138,062 67.36
Democratic Russell Edwards 66,905 32.64
Total votes 204,967 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Broun* 211,065 100.00
Total votes 211,065 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2014
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jody Hice* 130,703 66.52
Republican Ken Dious 65,777 33.48
Total votes 196,480 100.00
Republican hold

2016
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jody Hice* 243,725 100.00
Total votes 243,725 100.00
Republican hold

2018
Georgia's 10th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jody Hice* 190,214 62.92
Democratic Tabitha A. Johnson-Green 112,117 37.08
Total votes 302,331 100.00
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries
The district from 2007 to 2013
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See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=10
  3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=10
  4. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
  6. 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature, last accessed 2012-1-1

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