Georgia's 1st congressional district

For other uses, see GA-1 (disambiguation).
Georgia's 1st congressional district
Georgia's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Buddy Carter (R–Pooler)
Cook PVI R+9[1]

Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter, 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) were the 2012 congressional elections.

The district comprises the entire coastal area of Sea Islands and much of the southeastern part of the state. In addition to Savannah, the district includes the cities of Brunswick, Jesup, and Waycross.

There are four military bases in the district:

Counties

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Notes
James Jackson Anti-
Administration		 March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791		 1st [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Anthony Wayne Anti-
Administration		 March 4, 1791 –
March 21, 1792		 2nd Seat declared vacant due to dispute over his residency.
Vacant March 21, 1792 –
November 22, 1792
John Milledge Anti-
Administration		 November 22, 1792 –
March 3, 1793		 Elected to finish Wayne's term.
Redistricted to the at-large district in 1793 March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1827
Redistricted from the at-large district in 1827
Vacant March 4, 1827 –
October 1, 1827		 20th Representative-elect Edward F. Tattnall resigned before the start of term.
George R. Gilmer Jacksonian October 1, 1827 –
March 3, 1829		 First elected in 1827
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829 March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1845
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
Thomas B. King Whig March 4, 1845 –
1850
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		 29th
30th
31st		 Resigned.
Joseph W. Jackson Democratic March 4, 1850 –
March 3, 1851		 31st [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nullifier March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32nd
James L. Seward Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859		 33rd
34th
35th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Peter Early Love Democratic March 4, 1859 –
January 23, 1861		 36th Resigned.
Vacant January 23, 1861 –
July 25, 1868		 36th
37th
38th
39th
40th		 Civil War and Reconstruction
Joseph W. Clift Republican July 25, 1868 –
March 3, 1869		 40th [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant March 4, 1869 –
December 22, 1870		 41st Representative-elect Joseph W. Clift was not permitted to qualify.
William W. Paine Democratic December 22, 1870 –
March 3, 1871		 Elected to finish Clift's term.
Archibald T. MacIntyre Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 42nd [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Morgan Rawls Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 24, 1874		 43rd Lost contested election.
Andrew Sloan Republican March 24, 1874 –
March 3, 1875		 43rd Won contested election.
Julian Hartridge Democratic March 4, 1875 –
January 8, 1879		 44th
45th		 Died.
Vacant January 8, 1879 –
February 10, 1879		 45th
William Bennett Fleming Democratic February 10, 1879 –
March 3, 1879		 45th Elected to finish Hartridge's term.
John C. Nicholls Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 46th [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George R. Black Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 47th [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John C. Nicholls Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas M. Norwood Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889		 49th
50th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Rufus E. Lester Democratic March 4, 1889 –
June 16, 1906		 51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th		 Died.
Vacant June 16, 1906 –
October 3, 1906		 59th
James W. Overstreet Democratic October 3, 1906 –
March 3, 1907		 Elected to finish Lester's term.
Charles G. Edwards Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1917		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James W. Overstreet Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1923		 65th
66th
67th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
R. Lee Moore Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925		 68th [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles G. Edwards Democratic March 4, 1925 –
July 13, 1931		 69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Died.
Vacant July 13, 1931 –
September 9, 1931		 72nd
Homer C. Parker Democratic September 9, 1931 –
January 3, 1935		 72nd
73rd		 First elected to finish Edwards's term.
Hugh Peterson Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1947		 74th
75th
76th
77th
77th
78th
79th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Prince H. Preston Jr. Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1961		 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
G. Elliot Hagan Democratic January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1973		 87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ronald B. Ginn Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983		 93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lindsay Thomas Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 First elected in 1982

[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jack Kingston Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2015		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
The district from 2003 to 2007
The district from 2007 to 2013
First elected in 1992.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Buddy Carter Republican January 3, 2015 –
Present		 114th First elected in 2014

Recent election results

2002

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kingston* 103,661 72.14
Democratic Don Smart 40,026 27.85
No party Others 13 0.01%
Total votes 143,700 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2004

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kingston* 188,347 100.00
Total votes 188,347 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2006

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kingston* 94,961 68.50
Democratic Jim Nelson 43,668 31.50
Total votes 138,629 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2008

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kingston* 165,911 66.53
Democratic Bill Gillespie 83,486 33.47
Total votes 249,397 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2010

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kingston* 117,270 71.63
Democratic Oscar L. Harris, II 46,449 28.37
Total votes 163,719 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the district

As of May 2015, there are two living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st congressional district.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Lindsay Thomas 1983–1993 November 20, 1943
Jack Kingston 1993–2015 April 24, 1955

See also

References

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

External links

Coordinates: 31°09′32″N 81°29′21″W / 31.1589°N 81.4892°W / 31.1589; -81.4892

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