# Georgia's 1st congressional district

Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter, though the district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 United States census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries 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 three military bases in the district:
* Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, at Kings Bay in Camden County
* Fort Stewart, near Hinesville in Liberty County
* Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah

## Composition

| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 1 | Appling | Baxley | 18,457 |
| 5 | Bacon | Alma | 11,124 |
| 25 | Brantley | Nahunta | 18,401 |
| 29 | Bryan | Pembroke | 49,739 |
| 39 | Camden | Woodbine | 58,118 |
| 49 | Charlton | Folkston | 12,934 |
| 51 | Chatham | Savannah | 303,655 |
| 103 | Effingham | Springfield | 71,541 |
| 127 | Glynn | Brunswick | 86,172 |
| 179 | Liberty | Hinesville | 69,210 |
| 183 | Long | Ludowici | 19,594 |
| 191 | McIntosh | Darien | 11,501 |
| 229 | Pierce | Blackshear | 20,425 |
| 299 | Ware | Waycross | 36,243 |
| 305 | Wayne | Jesup | 31,373 |

### Cities with 10,000 or more people

* Savannah – 147,780
* Hinesville – 34,891
* Pooler – 25,711
* Kingsland – 18,337
* St. Marys – 18,256
* Richmond Hill – 16,633
* Brunswick – 15,210
* Wilmington Island – 15,129
* St. Simons – 14,982
* Waycross – 13,942
* Georgetown – 11,916
* Rincon – 10,934
* Port Wentworth – 10,878
* Garden City – 10,289

### 2,500-10,000 people

* Jesup – 9,809
* Skidaway Island – 9,310
* Fort Stewart – 8,821
* Country Club Estates – 8,373
* Dock Junction – 8,266
* Whitemarsh Island – 6,983
* Baxley – 4,942
* Folkston – 4,464
* Montgomery – 4,443
* Buckhead – 4,441
* Walthourville – 3,680
* Blackshear – 3,506
* Alma – 3,433
* Tybee Island – 3,114
* Bloomingdale – 2,790
* Springfield – 2,703
* Thunderbolt – 2,556
* Sterling – 2,534
* Pembroke – 2,513

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 55% - 44% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 57% - 43% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57% - 40% |
| 2016 | Senate | Isakson 60% - 36% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kemp 57% - 42% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | Duncan 58% - 42% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Carr 58% - 42% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 56% - 43% |
| 2021 | Senate (Reg.) | Perdue 56% - 44% |
| 2021 | Senate (Spec.) | Loeffler 56% - 44% |
| 2022 | Senate | Walker 56% - 44% |
| 2022 | Governor | Kemp 60% - 39% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Jones 58% - 39% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Carr 59% - 40% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Raffensperger 60% - 37% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 58% - 42% |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created March 4, 1789 ||||||
| James Jackson (Savannah) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | 1st | Elected in 1789. Lost re-election. | 1789–1791 "Lower district": Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Greene, Liberty, Richmond, Washington, and Wilkes counties |
| Anthony Wayne (Richmond and Kew) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 21, 1792 | 2nd | Elected in 1791. Seat declared vacant due to dispute over validity of election result. | 1791–1793 "Southern (or Eastern) district": Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and Liberty counties |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 21, 1792 – November 22, 1792 | 2nd | | 1791–1793 "Southern (or Eastern) district": Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and Liberty counties |
| John Milledge (Augusta) | Anti-Administration | November 22, 1792 – March 3, 1793 | 2nd | Elected July 9, 1792 to finish Wayne's term and seated November 22, 1792. Redistricted to the at-large district. | 1791–1793 "Southern (or Eastern) district": Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and Liberty counties |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1827 | | | |
| Edward Fenwick Tattnall (Savannah) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – ????, 1827 | 20th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1826. Resigned before Congress convened. | 1827–1829 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | ????, 1827 – October 1, 1827 | 20th | | 1827–1829 [data missing] |
| George Rockingham Gilmer (Lexington) | Jacksonian | October 1, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | 20th | Elected October 1, 1827 to finish Tattnall's term and seated December 3, 1827. Redistricted to the at-large district and although re-elected in 1828, failed to accept the position within the legal time frame and the governor ordered a new election. | 1827–1829 [data missing] |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 | | | |
| Thomas Butler King (Waynesville) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – 1850 [data missing] | 29th 30th 31st | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Resigned. | 1845–1853 [data missing] |
| Joseph Webber Jackson (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1850 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected to finish King's term. Re-elected in 1851. [data missing] | 1845–1853 [data missing] |
| Joseph Webber Jackson (Savannah) | Nullifier | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected to finish King's term. Re-elected in 1851. [data missing] | 1845–1853 [data missing] |
| James Lindsay Seward (Thomasville) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. [data missing] | 1853–1861 [data missing] |
| Peter Early Love (Thomasville) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1859. Resigned. | 1853–1861 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 | 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th | Civil War and Reconstruction | Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Joseph W. Clift (Savannah) | Republican | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Elected in 1868 to finish term. [data missing] | 1868–1873 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870 | 41st | Representative-elect Joseph W. Clift was not permitted to qualify. | 1868–1873 [data missing] |
| William W. Paine (Savannah) | Democratic | December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | Elected to finish Clift's term. | 1868–1873 [data missing] |
| Archibald T. MacIntyre (Thomasville) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] | 1868–1873 [data missing] |
| Morgan Rawls (Guyton) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 24, 1874 | 43rd | Lost contested election. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Andrew Sloan (Savannah) | Republican | March 24, 1874 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Won contested election. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Julian Hartridge (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – January 8, 1879 | 44th 45th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Elected in 1878. Died. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 8, 1879 – February 10, 1879 | 45th | | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| William Bennett Fleming (Savannah) | Democratic | February 10, 1879 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected January 23, 1879 to finish Hartridge's term. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| John C. Nicholls (Blackshear) | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Elected in 1878. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| George Robison Black (Sylvania) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. [data missing] | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
| John C. Nicholls (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. [data missing] | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| Thomas M. Norwood (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | 49th 50th | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. [data missing] | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| Rufus E. Lester (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – June 16, 1906 | 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Died. | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
| 1893–1903 [data missing] | | | 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Died. |
| 1903–1913 [data missing] | | | 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Died. |
| 1903–1913 [data missing] | Vacant | Vacant | June 16, 1906 – October 3, 1906 | 59th | |
| 1903–1913 [data missing] | James W. Overstreet (Sylvania) | Democratic | October 3, 1906 – March 3, 1907 | 59th | Elected to finish Lester's term. [data missing] |
| 1903–1913 [data missing] | Charles Gordon Edwards (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. |
| 1913–1923 [data missing] | | | | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. |
| 1913–1923 [data missing] | James W. Overstreet (Sylvania) | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 | 65th 66th 67th | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost renomination. |
| Robert Lee Moore (Statesboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | 68th | Elected in 1922. Lost renomination. | 1923–1933 [data missing] |
| Charles Gordon Edwards (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1925 – July 13, 1931 | 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died. | 1923–1933 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 13, 1931 – September 9, 1931 | 72nd | | 1923–1933 [data missing] |
| Homer C. Parker (Statesboro) | Democratic | September 9, 1931 – January 3, 1935 | 72nd 73rd | Elected to finish Edwards's term. Re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination. | 1923–1933 [data missing] |
| 1933–1943 [data missing] | | | 72nd 73rd | Elected to finish Edwards's term. Re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination. |
| 1933–1943 [data missing] | Hugh Peterson (Ailey) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947 | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination. |
| 1943–1953 [data missing] | | | | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination. |
| 1943–1953 [data missing] | Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (Statesboro) | Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961 | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost renomination. |
| 1953–1963 [data missing] | | | | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost renomination. |
| 1953–1963 [data missing] | George Elliott Hagan (Sylvania) | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1973 | 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost renomination. |
| 1963–1973 [data missing] | | | | 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost renomination. |
| Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (Millen) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for Governor of Georgia. | 1973–1983 [data missing] |
| Lindsay Thomas (Statesboro) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | 1983–1993 [data missing] |
| Jack Kingston (Savannah) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
| Jack Kingston (Savannah) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 2003–2007 |
| Jack Kingston (Savannah) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 2007–2013 |
| Jack Kingston (Savannah) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 2013–2023 |
| Buddy Carter (St. Simons) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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 |
| Buddy Carter (St. Simons) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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 |
| Buddy Carter (St. Simons) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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 |

## Recent election results
### 2002

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2002) :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 143,700 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

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

### 2006

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

### 2008

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

### 2010

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

### 2012

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Kingston* | 157,181 | 62.98 |
| | Democratic | Lesli Messinger | 92,399 | 37.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,580 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.19 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2014) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buddy Carter | 95,337 | 60.91 |
| | Democratic | Brian Reese | 61,175 | 39.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,512 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buddy Carter | 210,243 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 210,243 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2018) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buddy Carter | 144,501 | 57.77 |
| | Democratic | Lisa Ring | 105,633 | 42.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 250,134 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buddy Carter | 189,457 | 58.35 |
| | Democratic | Joyce Griggs | 135,238 | 41.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 324,695 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

Georgia's 1st Congressional District Election (2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Buddy Carter | 156,128 | 59.15 |
| | Democratic | Wade Herring | 107,837 | 40.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,695 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |