# Georgia's 8th congressional district

Georgia's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Austin Scott.
The district is located in central and south-central Georgia, and stretches from the geographical center of the state to the Florida border. The district includes the cities of Perry, Cordele, Tifton, Moultrie, Valdosta, and portions of Macon.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 62% - 37% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 63% - 37% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 64% - 34% |
| 2016 | Senate | Isakson 67% - 30% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kemp 65% - 34% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | Duncan 66% - 34% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Carr 66% - 34% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 63% - 36% |
| 2021 | Senate (Reg.) | Perdue 64% - 36% |
| 2021 | Senate (Spec.) | Loeffler 63% - 37% |
| 2022 | Senate | Walker 64% - 36% |
| 2022 | Governor | Kemp 68% - 32% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Jones 67% - 32% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Carr 67% - 32% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Raffensperger 67% - 30% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 65% - 34% |

## Composition

| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 3 | Atkinson | Pearson | 8,293 |
| 9 | Baldwin | Milledgeville | 43,396 |
| 17 | Ben Hill | Fitzgerald | 17,128 |
| 19 | Berrien | Nashville | 18,570 |
| 21 | Bibb | Macon | 156,512 |
| 23 | Bleckley | Cochran | 12,465 |
| 27 | Brooks | Quitman | 16,245 |
| 65 | Clinch | Homerville | 6,746 |
| 69 | Coffee | Douglas | 43,317 |
| 71 | Colquitt | Moultrie | 46,167 |
| 75 | Cook | Adel | 17,714 |
| 81 | Crisp | Cordele | 19,631 |
| 91 | Dodge | Eastman | 19,776 |
| 101 | Echols | Statenville | 3,709 |
| 153 | Houston | Perry | 171,974 |
| 155 | Irwin | Ocilla | 9,120 |
| 161 | Jeff Davis | Hazlehurst | 14,906 |
| 169 | Jones | Gray | 28,969 |
| 173 | Lanier | Lakeland | 10,452 |
| 185 | Lowndes | Valdosta | 120,712 |
| 207 | Monroe | Forsyth | 30,625 |
| 235 | Pulaski | Hawkinsville | 10,095 |
| 271 | Telfair | McRae-Helena | 10,920 |
| 277 | Tift | Tifton | 41,554 |
| 287 | Turner | Ashburn | 8,909 |
| 289 | Twiggs | Jeffersonville | 7,691 |
| 315 | Wilcox | Abbeville | 8,779 |
| 319 | Wilkinson | Irwinton | 8,725 |
| 321 | Worth | Sylvester | 20,273 |

### Cities with 10,000 or more people

* Macon – 156,337
* Warner Robins – 80,308
* Valdosta – 55,378
* Perry – 20,624
* Milledgeville – 17,070
* Tifton – 17,045
* Moultrie – 14,638
* Douglas – 11,722
* Cordele –10,220

### 2,500-10,000 people

* Fitzgerald – 9,006
* Bemiss – 8,999
* Nashville – 7,371
* McRae-Helena – 6,253
* Eastman – 5,658
* Sylvester – 5,644
* Adel – 5,571
* Cochran – 5,026
* Forsyth – 4,384
* Ashburn – 4,291
* Hazlehurst – 4,088
* Quitman – 4,064
* Hawkinsville – 3,980
* Hardwick – 3,930
* Ocilla – 3,498
* Gray – 3,436
* Hahira – 3,384
* Nicholls – 3,147
* Lakeland – 2,875
* Abbeville – 2,685

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created March 4, 1845 ||||||
| Robert Toombs (Washington) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1853 | 29th 30th 31st 32nd | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1851. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | 33rd 34th 35th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1859 | 33rd 34th 35th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| John J. Jones (Waynesboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1859. Withdrew. | [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 23, 1861 – March 4, 1867 | 36th 37th 38th 39th | Civil War and Reconstruction | Civil War and Reconstruction |
| District eliminated March 4, 1867 ||||||
| District reestablished March 4, 1873 ||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1873 – December 1, 1873 | 43rd | Member-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before being seated. | [data missing] |
| Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville) | Democratic | December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th | Elected to finish Wright's term. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Resigned to become Governor of Georgia. | [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 4, 1882 – December 4, 1882 | 47th | | [data missing] |
| Seaborn Reese (Sparta) | Democratic | December 4, 1882 – March 4, 1887 | 47th 48th 49th | Elected to finish Stephens's term. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Henry H. Carlton (Athens) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Thomas G. Lawson (Eatonton) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1897 | 52nd 53rd 54th | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| William M. Howard (Lexington) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1911 | 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination. | [data missing] |
| Samuel J. Tribble (Athens) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – December 8, 1916 | 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Died. | [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 8, 1916 – January 11, 1917 | 64th | | [data missing] |
| Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (Athens) | Democratic | January 11, 1917 – March 4, 1917 | 64th | Elected to finish Tribble's term. Retired. | [data missing] |
| Charles H. Brand (Athens) | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1933 | 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Braswell Deen (Alma) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 73rd 74th 75th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| W. Benjamin Gibbs (Jesup) | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940 | 76th | Elected in 1938. Died. | [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 7, 1940 – October 1, 1940 | 76th | | [data missing] |
| Florence R. Gibbs (Athens) | Democratic | October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941 | 76th | Elected to finish her husband's term. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| John S. Gibson (Douglas) | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 | 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| William M. Wheeler (Alma) | Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Iris F. Blitch (Homerville) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| J. Russell Tuten (Brunswick) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | 88th 89th | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Eastman) | Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Billy Lee Evans (Macon) | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| J. Roy Rowland (Dublin) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. [data missing] | [data missing] |
| Saxby Chambliss (Moultrie) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | [data missing] |
| Mac Collins (Hampton) | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | 108th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 2003–2007 |
| Lynn Westmoreland (Grantville) | Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | 109th | Elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | 2003–2007 |
| Jim Marshall (Macon) | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | 110th 111th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | 2007–2013 |
| Austin Scott (Tifton) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2007–2013 |
| Austin Scott (Tifton) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2013–2023 |
| Austin Scott (Tifton) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–2025 |
| Austin Scott (Tifton) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2025–present |

## Election results
### 2002

Georgia's 8th congressional district election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mac Collins (inc.) | 142,505 | 78.33 |
| | Democratic | Angelos Petrakopoulos | 39,422 | 21.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 181,927 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

Georgia's 8th congressional district election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Westmoreland | 227,524 | 75.55 |
| | Democratic | Silvia Delamar | 73,632 | 24.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 301,156 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2006) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Marshall (Incumbent) | 80,660 | 50.55% |
| | Republican | Mac Collins | 78,908 | 49.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,568 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
* A Republican mid-decade redistricting made this Macon-based district more compact and somewhat more Republican. Incumbent Marshall faced a very tough challenge by former U.S. Representative 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 the political base of Collins, who once served as chair of the county commission. On the other hand, the 8th also includes all of the city of Macon where 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.

### 2008

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Marshall (Incumbent) | 157,241 | 57.24% |
| | Republican | Rick Goddard | 117,446 | 42.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 274,687 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2010) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott | 102,770 | 52.70% |
| | Democratic | Jim Marshall (Incumbent) | 92,250 | 47.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 195,020 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 197,789 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 197,789 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2014) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 129,938 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 129,938 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 173,983 | 67.64% |
| | Democratic | James Harris | 83,225 | 32.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,208 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2018) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 197,401 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 197,401 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott (Incumbent) | 198,701 | 64.05% |
| | Democratic | Lindsay "Doc" Holliday | 109,264 | 35.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 307,965 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Austin Scott (incumbent) | 178,700 | 68.58% |
| | Democratic | Darrius Butler | 81,886 | 31.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 260,586 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |