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Georgia's 8th congressional district

U.S. House district for Georgia

U.S. House district for Georgia

FieldValue
stateGeorgia
district number8
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeAustin Scott
partyRepublican
residenceTifton
distribution ref
percent urban56.7
percent rural43.3
population787,897
population year2024
median income$61,302
percent white57.9
percent hispanic7.2
percent black29.7
percent asian1.6
percent more than one race3.1
percent other race0.5
cpviR+15

| percent more than one race = 3.1 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

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 62% - 37%
2012PresidentRomney 63% - 37%
2016PresidentTrump 64% - 34%
SenateIsakson 67% - 30%
2018GovernorKemp 65% - 34%
Lt. GovernorDuncan 66% - 34%
Attorney GeneralCarr 66% - 34%
2020PresidentTrump 63% - 36%
2021Senate (Reg.)Perdue 64% - 36%
Senate (Spec.)Loeffler 63% - 37%
2022SenateWalker 64% - 36%
GovernorKemp 68% - 32%
Lt. GovernorJones 67% - 32%
Attorney GeneralCarr 67% - 32%
Secretary of StateRaffensperger 67% - 30%
2024PresidentTrump 65% - 34%

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 court order), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.

Atkinson County (3)

: All three communities

Baldwin County (2)

: Hardwick, Milledgeville Ben Hill County (1) : Fitzgerald Berrien County (4) : All four communities

Bibb County (1)

: Macon (part; also 2nd)

Bleckley County (3)

: All three communities

Brooks County (5)

: All five communities

Clinch County (5)

: All five communities

Coffee County (4)

: All four communities

Colquitt County (6)

: All six communities

Cook County (4)

: All four communities

Crisp County (3)

: All three communities

Dodge County (6)

: All six communities

Echols County (1)

: Statenville

Houston County (2)

: Perry (part; also 2nd; shared with Peach County), Warner Robbins (part; also 2nd)

Irwin County (1)

: Ocilla

Lanier County (3)

: All three communities

Lowndes County (9)

: All nine communities

Jeff Davis County (3)

: All three communities

Jones County (1)

: Gray

Monroe County (5)

: All five communities

Pulaski County (1)

: Hawkinsville

Telfair County (4)

: All four communities

Tift County (5)

: All five communities

Turner County (3)

: All three communities

Twiggs County (3)

: All three communities

Wilcox County (5)

: All five communities

Wilkinson County (7)

: All seven communities

Worth County (4)

: All four communities

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1845
[[File:Robert Toombs - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Robert Toombs
(Washington)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1853Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1851.
[[File:Alexander Stephens -1855.jpg100px]]
Alexander Stephens
(Crawfordville)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1859
[[File:JohnJamesJones.jpg100px]]
John J. Jones
(Waynesboro)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
January 23, 1861Elected in 1859.
Withdrew.
VacantnowrapJanuary 23, 1861 –
March 4, 1867Civil War and Reconstruction
District eliminated March 4, 1867
District reestablished March 4, 1873
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
December 1, 1873Member-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before being seated.
[[File:Alexander Stephens -1855.jpg100px]]
Alexander Stephens
(Crawfordville)DemocraticnowrapDecember 1, 1873 –
November 4, 1882Elected 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.
VacantnowrapNovember 4, 1882 –
December 4, 1882
Seaborn Reese
(Sparta)DemocraticnowrapDecember 4, 1882 –
March 4, 1887Elected to finish Stephens's term.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[[File:HenryHCarlton.jpg100px]]
Henry H. Carlton
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1891Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[[File:Thomas G. Lawson.jpeg100px]]
Thomas G. Lawson
(Eatonton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1897Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[[File:William Marcellus Howard.jpg100px]]
William M. Howard
(Lexington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1911Elected 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.
[[File:SamuelJTribble.jpg100px]]
Samuel J. Tribble
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1911 –
December 8, 1916Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Died.
VacantnowrapDecember 8, 1916 –
January 11, 1917
Tinsley W. Rucker Jr.
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 11, 1917 –
March 4, 1917Elected to finish Tribble's term.
Retired.
[[File:CharlesHillyerBrand.jpg100px]]
Charles H. Brand
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1933Elected 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.
Braswell Deen
(Alma)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
W. Benjamin Gibbs
(Jesup)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
August 7, 1940Elected in 1938.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 7, 1940 –
October 1, 1940
[[File:Florence Gibbs.jpg100px]]
Florence R. Gibbs
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapOctober 1, 1940 –
January 3, 1941Elected to finish her husband's term.
[[File:JohnStricklandGibson.jpg100px]]
John S. Gibson
(Douglas)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
[[File:WM Wheeler.jpg100px]]
William M. Wheeler
(Alma)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1955Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
[[File:Iris Faircloth Blitch.jpg100px]]
Iris F. Blitch
(Homerville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
[[File:J. Russell Tuten.jpg100px]]
J. Russell Tuten
(Brunswick)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
[[File:WS Stuckey.png100px]]
W. S. Stuckey Jr.
(Eastman)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1977Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
[[File:Billy Lee Evans.png100px]]
Billy Lee Evans
(Macon)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
[[File:J. Roy Rowland.jpg100px]]
J. Roy Rowland
(Dublin)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
[[File:Saxby Chambliss.gif100px]]
Saxby Chambliss
(Moultrie)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:MacCollins.JPG100px]]
Mac Collins
(Hampton)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.2003–2007
[[File:United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 8 map.png300px]]
[[File:Rep. Lynn Westmoreland.jpg100px]]
Lynn Westmoreland
(Grantville)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007Elected in 2004.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Jim Marshall.jpg100px]]
Jim Marshall
(Macon)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.2007–2013
[[File:United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 08, 110th Congress.png300px]]
[[File:Austin Scott official photo.jpg100px]]
Austin Scott
(Tifton)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
presentElected 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
[[File:Georgia US Congressional District 8 (since 2013).tif300px]]
2023–2025
[[File:Georgia's 8th congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svg300px]]
2025–present
[[File:Georgia's 8th congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg300px]]

Election results

2002

2004

2006

  • 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

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

References

  1. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". US Census Bureau Geography.
  2. "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  3. "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  4. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  5. [http://www.legis.ga.gov/Joint/reapportionment/Documents/congprop2.pdf 2012 Congressional maps], Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
  6. [http://www.legis.ga.gov/Joint/reapportionment/Documents/congprop2-colmac.pdf 2012 Congressional maps - closeup of Macon and Columbus], Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
  7. "Dra 2020".
  8. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST13/CD119_GA01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST13/CD119_GA08.pdf]
  9. (2023-12-28). "Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP".
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