Georgia's 7th congressional district

Georgia's 7th congressional district
Georgia's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Rob Woodall (R–Lawrenceville)
Population (2010)	691,975[1]
Ethnicity	?% White, 19.26% Black, 18.78% Hispanic
Cook PVI	R+16[2]

Georgia's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Rob Woodall, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.^[3] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

The district includes portions of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan area, including the cities of Norcross, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Suwanee, and Buford.^[4]

Counties

• Forsyth (Partial, see also 9th district)
• Gwinnett (Partial, see also 4th district and 10th district)

History

Although the seat has been held by Republicans since 1995, the 7th district had previously elected Democrats consistently from the Reconstruction era (1868) until the 1994 Congressional Elections.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created in 1827
John Floyd	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
Alexander H. Stephens	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Redistricted from the At-large district
	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Redistricted to the 8th district
David A. Reese	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nathaniel G. Foster	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joshua Hill	Know Nothing	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	resigned
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
Pierce M. B. Young	Democratic	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870
Pierce M. B. Young	Democratic	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1875	Elected after he originally was not permitted to qualify
William H. Felton	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Judson C. Clements	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert W. Everett	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John W. Maddox	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Gordon Lee	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1927	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Malcolm C. Tarver	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henderson L. Lanham	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – November 10, 1957	Died
Vacant		November 10, 1957 – January 8, 1958
Harlan E. Mitchell	Democratic	January 8, 1958 – January 3, 1961	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John W. Davis	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1975	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Larry McDonald	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – September 1, 1983	Died
Vacant		September 1, 1983 – November 8, 1983
George Darden	Democratic	November 8, 1983 – January 3, 1995	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Bob Barr	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Linder	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011	Redistricted from the 11th district
Rob Woodall	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	Incumbent

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2007 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2007

See also

• Georgia's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. ↑ Statistical Analysis of 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
2. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
3. ↑ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
4. ↑ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• PDF map of Georgia's 7th district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 7th district at GovTrack.us

Coordinates: 34°02′24″N 84°05′00″W / 34.04000°N 84.08333°W / 34.04000; -84.08333