Georgia's 1st congressional district | |
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Population (2022) | 790,309 [2] |
Median household income | $63,376 [3] |
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Cook PVI | R+9 [4] |
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. [5] 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:
# | County | Seat | Population |
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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 |
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 62% - Al Gore 38% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 66% - John Kerry 34% |
2008 | President | John McCain 55% - Barack Obama 44.4% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 56% - Barack Obama 43% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 56.4% - Hillary Clinton 41% |
2018 | Governor | Brian Kemp 56% - Stacey Abrams 42% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 55% - Joe Biden 43% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kingston* | 188,347 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 188,347 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kingston* | 94,961 | 68.50 | |
Democratic | Jim Nelson | 43,668 | 31.50 | |
Total votes | 138,629 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kingston* | 165,911 | 66.53 | |
Democratic | Bill Gillespie | 83,486 | 33.47 | |
Total votes | 249,397 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kingston* | 117,270 | 71.63 | |
Democratic | Oscar L. Harris, II | 46,449 | 28.37 | |
Total votes | 163,719 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kingston* | 157,181 | 62.98 | |
Democratic | Lesli Messinger | 92,399 | 37.02 | |
Total votes | 249,580 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.19 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Buddy Carter | 95,337 | 60.91 | |
Democratic | Brian Reese | 61,175 | 39.09 | |
Total votes | 156,512 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Buddy Carter | 210,243 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 210,243 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Buddy Carter | 144,501 | 57.77 | |
Democratic | Lisa Ring | 105,633 | 42.23 | |
Total votes | 250,134 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Buddy Carter | 189,457 | 58.35 | |
Democratic | Joyce Griggs | 135,238 | 41.65 | |
Total votes | 324,695 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Buddy Carter | 156,128 | 59.15 | |
Democratic | Wade Herring | 107,837 | 40.85 | |
Total votes | 263,695 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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