Georgia's 13th congressional district

Georgia's 13th congressional district
(Former) Borders of the 13th District: 2005-2012
Current Representative David Scott (D–Atlanta)
Population (2010) 691,976[1]
Ethnicity  ?% White, 56.96% Black, 10.3% Hispanic

Georgia's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat David Scott, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[2] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) will be the 2012 congressional elections.

The district is located in the southern and western portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area and includes the cities of Austell, Jonesboro, Mableton, Douglasville, Stockbridge, and Union City.[3][4]

Contents

Counties

List of Representatives

The district originally was highly gerrymandered, following highways to extend into parts of ten counties while containing the entirety of only one county (Clayton). That shape resulted in the nickname "flat cat roadkill."[5]

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history
David Scott Democratic 2003 –
Present		 108 First elected in 2002

Incumbent
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Election Results

2002

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic David Scott 70,011 59.63%
Republican Clay Cox 47,405 40.37%
Totals 117,416 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2004

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic David Scott (incumbent) 170,657 100.00%
Totals 170,657 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2006

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic David Scott (incumbent) 103,019 69.24%
Republican Deborah Honeycutt 45,770 30.76%
Totals 148,789 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2008

Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic David Scott (incumbent) 205,914 69.05%
Republican Deborah Honeycutt 92,309 30.95%
Totals 298,223 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010#District 13
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic David Scott (incumbent) 140,294 69.43%
Republican Mike Crane 61,771 30.57%
Totals 202,065 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Statistical Analysis of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
  2. ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
  3. ^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
  4. ^ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
  5. ^ Aaron Blake (July 27, 2011). "Name that district! (Gerrymandering edition)". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/name-that-district-gerrymandering-edition/2011/07/25/gIQA17HucI_blog.html. Retrieved July 28, 2011. 

External links

All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
The At-large district is obsolete. The 14th district will be seated beginning with the 113th Congress in 2013.
See also: Georgia's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps