Georgia's 12th congressional district

Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is represented by Republican Rick Allen. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

Georgia's 12th congressional district
Georgia's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Rick Allen
R–Augusta
Distribution
  • 59.96% urban[1]
  • 40.04% rural
Population (2016)722,937[2]
Median income$43,177[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+9[3]

The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta, Dublin, Douglas, and Statesboro.[5]

Counties

Former

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Result
2004 President John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 46%
2008 President Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 45%
2012 President Mitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 44%
2016 President Donald Trump 57% - Hillary Clinton 41%
2018 Governor Brian Kemp 57.7% - Stacey Abrams 41.6%

List of members representing the district
member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1913

Dudley M. Hughes[6]		 Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917		 63rd
64th		 Redistricted from the 3rd district and Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination.		 1913 – 1933
[data unknown/missing]

William W. Larsen[7]		 Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933		 65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.
District eliminated in 1933 and re-established in 2003.

Max Burns[8]		 Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005		 108th Elected in 2002.
[data unknown/missing]		 2003 – 2007

Bulloch, Burke, Clarke, Effingham, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Taliaferro, and Warren counties and parts of Bryan, Chatham, Oglethorpe, and Richmond counties.

John Barrow[9]		 Democratic January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2015		 109th
110th
111th
112th
113th		 Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election in 2014.
2007 – 2013

Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, and Washington counties and parts of Baldwin, Chatham, and Richmond counties.
2013 – Present

Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties and parts of Columbia and Effingham counties.

Rick Allen		 Republican January 3, 2015 –
Present		 114th
115th
116th		 Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.

Election results

2002
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Max Burns* 77,479 55.19
Democratic Charles Walker, Jr. 62,904 44.81
Total votes 140,383 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow 113,036 51.81
Republican Max Burns* 105,132 48.19
Total votes 218,168 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

2006
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 71,651 50.30
Republican Max Burns 70,787 49.70
Total votes 142,438 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 164,562 66.00
Republican John Stone 84,773 34.00
Total votes 249,335 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 92,459 56.59
Republican Ray McKinney 70,938 43.42
Total votes 163,397 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2012)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow* 139,148 53.70
Republican Lee Anderson 119,973 46.30
Total votes 259,121 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2014
Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Allen 91,336 54.75
Democratic John Barrow* 75,478 45.25
Total votes 166,814 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=12
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
  5. 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
  6. United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  7. United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  8. United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  9. United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  10. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html

Further reading
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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