Georgia's 14th congressional district

Georgia's 14th congressional district was created following the 2010 Census, when Georgia gained a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district has been represented by Republican Tom Graves since 2013. In December 2019, Graves announced that he will not run for re-election in 2020.[4]

Georgia's 14th congressional district
Georgia's 14th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Tom Graves
R–Ranger
Distribution
  • 59.72% urban[1]
  • 40.28% rural
Population (2016)710,176[2]
Median income$50,132[2]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVIR+27[3]

The congressional district includes the following counties in northwest Georgia:[5]

List of members representing the district

District established and redistricted from the 9th district following the 112th Congress, based on the 2010 census.

Member
(Residence)		 Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location

Tom Graves
(Ranger)		 Republican January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th
115th
116th		 Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retiring.		 2013–present:
Northwest Georgia

Recent results in statewide elections
Year Office Results
2012 U.S. President Mitt Romney 73.2% – Barack Obama 25.3%
2016 U.S. President Donald Trump 75% – Hillary Clinton 22.1%
2018 Georgia governor Brian Kemp 75.4% – Stacey Abrams 23.7%

Election results

2012
Further information: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2012)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 159,947 72.97
Democratic Daniel "Danny" Grant 59,245 27.03
Total votes 219,192 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2014
Further information: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2014)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 118,782 100.00
Total votes 118,782 100.00
Republican hold

2016
Further information: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2016)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 216,743 100.00
Total votes 216,743 100.00
Republican hold

2018
Further information: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2018)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 175,743 76.5
Democratic Steven Lamar Foster 53,981 23.5
Total votes 229,724 100.0
Republican hold

2020
Further information: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14

Republican business owner Marjorie Greene emerged from the primary with 40% of the vote compared to neurosurgeon John Cowan's 19%.[10] Greene beat Cowan in a run-off election.[11] Greene will face Democratic nominee Kevin van Ausdal.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography". Census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. Scholtes, Jennifer (December 5, 2019). "Tom Graves announces retirement, citing 'new season in life'". Politico. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. "Official Map". legis.ga.gov. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  6. "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
  7. "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  8. "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  9. "November 6, 2018 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. November 17, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  10. Cillizza, Chris (June 12, 2020). "A wild, pro-Trump conspiracy theory group is about to get its first congresswoman". CNN. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  11. Domonosky, Camila (August 12, 2020). "QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress". NPR. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  12. "Kevin Van Ausdal". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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