Georgia's 6th congressional district is a
congressional district
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in the
U.S. state
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of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. , it is represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Lucy McBath. The Georgia 6th district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2020 United States census, 2020 census to be significantly more Republican Party (United States), Republican-leaning than it had been in the previous decade. The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2022 congressional elections. Due to the changing political orientation of the district, McBath announced that she would be running against Carolyn Bourdeaux in the Democratic primary in the neighboring Georgia's 7th congressional district, 7th congressional district. McBath subsequently defeated Bourdeaux in the primary. Republican Rich McCormick overwhelmingly beat Democrat Bob Christian for the seat in the 2022 congressional elections, and will become the new representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district on January 3rd, 2023.
Located in north-central State of Georgia, Georgia, the district consists of many of the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta and includes portions of eastern Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb County, northern Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County, and northern DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. The district includes all or portions of the cities of Roswell, Georgia, Roswell, Johns Creek, Georgia, Johns Creek, Tucker, Georgia, Tucker, Alpharetta, Georgia, Alpharetta, Marietta, Georgia, Marietta, Milton, Georgia, Milton, Mountain Park, Fulton County, Georgia, Mountain Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Georgia, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Georgia, Chamblee, Doraville, Georgia, Doraville, Dunwoody, Georgia, Dunwoody, and Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Peachtree Corners.
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Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-01-01.
The district is known for producing prominent figures in American politics, including former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, House Speaker and 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price (American politician), Tom Price, and former United States Senate, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. It was also known as a suburban Republican Party (United States), Republican stronghold for much of its recent history. It was in Republican hands from 1992 United States House of Representatives elections, 1992 to 2018 United States House of Representatives elections, 2018. Due to Metro Atlanta's recent population growth, which has brought Democratic-leaning voters into the area, this changed as incumbent Karen Handel, who had won 2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, a special election in 2017, lost to Democrat Lucy McBath.
Counties
* Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb (''Partial, see also and '')
* DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb (''Partial, see also and '')
* Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton (''Partial, see also , , and '')
History
Georgia's 6th congressional district has existed since the 29th United States Congress, 29th Congress (1845–1847), the first Congress in which U.S. representatives were elected from districts rather than at-large. Georgia gained a sixth U.S. representative for the first time in the 13th United States Congress, 13th Congress (1813–1815).
From 1965 to 1993, the 6th District covered a swath of exurban and rural territory south and west of Atlanta. Gingrich was first elected from this district in 1978 United States elections, 1978. In 1992, it moved to its present position in Atlanta's northern suburbs, and Gingrich transferred there; he was reelected three more times from this district, but declined to take his seat after winning reelection in 1998.
Recent results in statewide elections
List of members representing the district
Election results
1974
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2017 special election
2018
2020
See also
* Georgia's at-large congressional district
* Georgia's 10th congressional district
* Georgia's 4th congressional district
* Georgia's congressional districts
* Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017
References
Further reading
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External links
PDF map of Georgia's 6th district at ''nationalatlas.gov''Georgia's 6th congressional district at ''GovTrack.us''
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