Georgia's 10th congressional district

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Georgia's 10th congressional district
Population (2000) 629,702
Median income $42,037
Ethnic composition 89.7% White, 3.4% Black, 0.7% Asian, 9.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI R+14

Georgia's 10th congressional district is located in northeastern Georgia, and includes the cities of Athens, Evans, Augusta, Watkinsville, and Toccoa.

Charlie Norwood was elected to represent the 10th District in the 110th Congress on November 7, 2006. After Norwood's death on February 13, 2007, a special election was held to fill the vacancy, which was won by Paul Broun. State Representative Barry Fleming announced that he will challenge Broun for the 2008 Republican nomination, while Bobby Saxon of Jackson County, Georgia is the only announced Democratic candidate for the seat. Saxon has a headquarters on Milledge and Broad Streets in Athens.[1]

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[edit] Counties currently in the district

[edit] Special election 2007

Main article: Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, 2007

This seat was vacated upon the death of Charlie Norwood, and pursuant to Georgia law a nonpartisan special election was held on June 19, 2007[2]. No candidate won a majority in the first round, so a July 17 runoff was held between the top two finishers: Republicans Jim Whitehead, a state senator from Evans, and Dr. Paul Broun, a physician from Athens.[3] The day after the runoff, Broun led Whitehead by less than 1% with absentee ballots still to be counted.[4] After Whitehead declined to call for a recount, the final vote tally had Broun winning by 394 votes.[5] Broun was sworn into office on July 25, 2007.[6]

[edit] 2008 election

The first announced candidate in the 2008 Democratic Party primary is Iraq War Veteran Bobby Saxon.[1]

The first announced candidate in the 2008 Republican Party primary is State Representative Barry Fleming,[2].

[edit] History

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The district in the form used in the 2002 and 2004 elections.
The district in the form used in the 2002 and 2004 elections.
Years Congress Representative Party Notes
1977–1993 ?–102nd Doug Barnard, Jr. Democratic
1993–1995 103rd Clete Donald Johnson, Jr. Democratic
1995–2003 104th–107th Charlie Norwood Republican
2003–2007 108th–109th Nathan Deal Republican
2007 110th Charlie Norwood Republican Died in office.
2007–present 110th Paul Broun Republican Elected in special election.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Office of the Clerk. Current Vacancies. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  2. ^ Handel, Karen. "Secretary of State Press Release regarding 10th Special Election", GA Secretary of State, February 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. 
  3. ^ Kapochunas, Rachel. "All-GOP Final in Georgia House Special Looks More Certain", The New York Times, Congressional Quarterly, 2007-06-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-20. 
  4. ^ Kapochunas, Rachel (2007-07-18). Too Close to Call for Candidates in Special Georgia Election. CQPolitics.com.
  5. ^ Official Results of the Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Special Election Runoff
  6. ^ OnlineAthens.com | News | Broun sworn in Wednesday 07/26/07

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