Georgia's 2nd congressional district

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Georgia's 2nd congressional district
Georgia's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. Georgia's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Sanford Bishop (D–Albany)
Population (2010)	691,976
Ethnicity	44.00% White, 52.28% Black, 1.20% Asian, 4.56% Hispanic
Cook PVI	D+4

Georgia's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

One of the largest districts by size, it comprises much of the southwestern portion of the state of Georgia. Much of the district is rural, although the district has a number of small cities and medium-sized towns, such as Albany, Americus, Bainbridge, and portions of Columbus and Macon. The district is also the historic and current home of President Jimmy Carter.

Counties

4

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Home	Note
Abraham Baldwin	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793		redistricted to At-large district
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1793
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1827
John Forsyth	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – November 7, 1827		redistricted from At-large district, resigned
Vacant		November 7, 1827 – November 17, 1827
Richard H. Wilde	Jacksonian	November 17, 1827 – March 3, 1829		redistricted to At-large district
Redistricted to the At-large district in 1829
Redistricted from the At-large district in 1845
Seaborn Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Alfred Iverson, Sr.	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Marshall J. Wellborn	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
James Johnson	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Alfred H. Colquitt	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Martin J. Crawford	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – January 23, 1861		withdrew
January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction, Seat was vacant
Nelson Tift	Democratic	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870
Richard H. Whiteley	Republican	December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1875		installed after Nelson Tift was not permitted to qualify
William E. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881
Henry G. Turner	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1893		redistricted to 11th district
Benjamin E. Russell	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
James M. Griggs	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – January 5, 1910		died
Vacant		January 5, 1910 – February 6, 1910
Seaborn Roddenbery	Democratic	February 6, 1910 – September 25, 1913		died
Vacant		September 25, 1913 – November 4, 1913
Frank Park	Democratic	November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925
Edward E. Cox	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – December 24, 1952		died
Vacant		December 24, 1952 – February 4, 1953
J. L. Pilcher	Democratic	February 4, 1953 – January 3, 1965
Maston E. O'Neal, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971
Dawson Mathis	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981
Charles F. Hatcher	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993
Sanford Bishop	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	102,925	100.00
Total votes			143,700	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	129,984	66.79
	Republican	Dave Eversman	64,645	33.21
Total votes			194,629	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	88,662	67.87
	Republican	Bradley Hughes	41,967	32.13
Total votes			130,629	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	158,447	68.95
	Republican	Lee Ferrell	71,357	31.05
Total votes			229,804	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	86,520	51.44
	Republican	Mike Keown	81,673	48.56
Total votes			168,193	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2012

Georgia 2nd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	162,751	63.78
	Republican	John House	92,410	36.78
Total votes			255,161	100
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2014

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.*	96,363	59.15
	Republican	Greg Duke	66,357	40.85
Total votes			162,720	100.00
	Democratic hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd congressional district

As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Dawson Mathis	1971–1981	(1940-11-30) November 30, 1940
Charles Floyd Hatcher	1981–1993	(1939-07-01) July 1, 1939

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2007 to 2013

File:United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 2 map.png

The district from 2003 to 2007

See also

• Georgia's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• PDF map of Georgia's 2nd district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 2nd district at GovTrack.us