Georgia's 8th Senate district

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Georgia's 8th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Russ Goodman
R Cogdell
Demographics57.39%  White
30.03%  Black
7.28%  Hispanic
1.21%  Asian
0.28%  Native American
0.07%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.35% Other
4.50%  Multiracial
Population (2020)
  Voting age
192,396 [1]
145,144

District 8 of the Georgia Senate is a senatorial district in South Georgia anchored in Valdosta.

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The district includes all of Atkinson, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, and Pierce counties, as well as western Ware County including part of Waycross. The district includes the city of Valdosta and most of the Valdosta metropolitan area.

The current senator is Russ Goodman, a Republican from Cogdell first elected in 2020. [2]

District Officeholders

References

  1. "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. "Senate District 8".