| Georgia's 8th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Jim Marshall (D) | |
| Population (2000) | 629,728 | |
| Median income | $36,294 | |
| Ethnicity | 64.0% White, 32.6% Black, 0.8% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+10 | |
Georgia's 8th congressional district is a United States political division, currently represented by Democrat Jim Marshall.
The district was redrawn in 2006 and has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+10. In 2006, Marshall, who then represented the 3rd District), defeated former Republican Congressman Mac Collins. In 2008, Marshall defeated Republican challenger Rick Goddard.
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2006 election
A Republican mid-decade redistricting made this Macon-based district more compact and somewhat more Republican. Democratic incumbent Jim Marshall faced a very tough challenge by former Congressman Mac Collins, who represented an adjoining district from 1993 to 2005. Less than 60 percent of the population in Marshall’s present 3rd District was retained in the new 8th District. The reconfigured 8th includes Butts County, which was political base of Collins, who once served as chairman of the county commission. On the other hand, the 8th also includes all of Macon, of which Marshall served as mayor from 1995 until 1999. The race featured heavy spending, not only by the candidates themselves but also from independent groups. During the campaign, President George W. Bush attended a rally on Collins' behalf. Marshall won reelection by some 1,700 votes.
Marshall had been reelected with 63% of the vote in 2004 but in 2006 won by only 50.5% to 49.5% in one of the most competitive House races in the country that year.
2008 election
The National Republican Congressional Committee announced on May 20, 2007 that retired United States Air Force Major General Rick Goddard would run for the Republican nomination to challenge Marshall in 2008.[1]
Collins was named as a potential candidate but ultimately did not enter the race.[2]
Marshall was reelected with 57% of the vote to Goddard's 43%.[3]
2010 election
The 2010 election is expected to be a pivotal year in Congressional elections, especially in areas like the GA-8. Jim Marshall is expected to run for re-election.
Counties
- Baldwin County (see also Georgia's 12th district)
- Ben Hill County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Butts County
- Colquitt County
- Dodge County
- Houston County
- Irwin County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Monroe County
- Newton County (see also Georgia's 7th district)
- Pulaski County
- Tift County
- Turner County
- Twiggs County
- Wilcox County
- Wilkinson County
- Worth County (see also Georgia's 2nd district)
List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District Home | Note |
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| District created in 1845 | ||||
| Robert Toombs | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | ||
| Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | resigned | ||
| Alexander Stephens | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | redistricted from the 7th district | |
| Democrat | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | |||
| John J. Jones | Whig | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 | withdrew | |
| January 23, 1861 - March 3, 1867 | Civil War and Reconstruction, Seat was vacant | |||
| District eliminated in 1867 | ||||
| District reestablished in 1873 | ||||
| Vacant | March 4, 1873 - December 1, 1873 | |||
| Alexander Stephens | Democrat | December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882 | installed after rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat, resigned after being elected Governor | |
| Vacant | November 4, 1882 - December 4, 1882 | |||
| Seaborn Reese | Democrat | December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1887 | ||
| Henry H. Carlton | Democrat | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | ||
| Thomas G. Lawson | Democrat | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | ||
| William M. Howard | Democrat | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 | ||
| Samuel J. Tribble | Democrat | March 4, 1911 – December 8, 1916 | died | |
| Vacant | December 8, 1916 - January 11, 1917 | |||
| Tinsley W. Rucker, Jr. | Democrat | January 11, 1917 – March 3, 1917 | ||
| Charles H. Brand | Democrat | January 11, 1917 – March 3, 1917 | ||
| Braswell Deen | Democrat | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | ||
| W. Benjamin Gibbs | Democrat | January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940 | died | |
| Vacant | August 7, 1940 - October 1, 1940 | |||
| Florence R. Gibbs | Democrat | October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941 | ||
| John S. Gibson | Democrat | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 | ||
| William M. Wheeler | Democrat | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 | ||
| Iris F. Blitch | Democrat | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | ||
| J. Russell Tuten | Democrat | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | ||
| W. S. Stuckey, Jr. | Democrat | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | ||
| Billy Lee Evans | Democrat | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | ||
| J. Roy Rowland | Democrat | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | ||
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | ||
| Mac Collins | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | redistricted from the 3rd district | |
| Lynn Westmoreland | Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | redistricted to the 3rd district | |
| Jim Marshall | Democrat | January 3, 2007 – Present | Incumbent | |
References
- 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
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