Georgia's 13th Congressional District

Georgia's 13th Congressional District

Incumbent

David Scott

Assumed office: January 3, 2003

Georgia's 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by David Scott (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Georgia representatives represented an average of 766,091 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 694,826 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott defeated Jonathan Chavez in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott (D)	71.8	256,902
		Jonathan Chavez (R)	28.2	100,730

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 357,632
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott	57.6	37,135
		Mark Baker	11.6	7,480
		Marcus Flowers	10.0	6,439
		Karen Rene	9.1	5,859
		Brian Johnson	5.0	3,201
		Rashid Malik	4.8	3,073
		Uloma Ekpete Kama	2.0	1,274

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,461
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Octavia Coleman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Jonathan Chavez defeated Johsie Cruz Fletcher in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Chavez	68.8	10,344
		Johsie Cruz Fletcher	31.2	4,699

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,043
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2022

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott defeated Caesar Gonzales in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott (D)	81.8	216,388
		Caesar Gonzales (R)	18.2	48,228

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,616
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott defeated Mark Baker, Shastity Driscoll, and Vincent Fort in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott	65.7	60,544
		Mark Baker	12.6	11,581
		Shastity Driscoll	11.8	10,906
		Vincent Fort	9.9	9,108

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,139
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Antonio Gray (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Caesar Gonzales defeated Calina Plotky and Dominika Hawkins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caesar Gonzales	57.2	12,659
		Calina Plotky	22.7	5,022
		Dominika Hawkins	20.1	4,450

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,131
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2020

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott defeated Becky E. Hites and Martin Cowen in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott (D)	77.4	279,045
		Becky E. Hites (R)	22.6	81,476
		Martin Cowen (L) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 360,521
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott defeated Keisha Sean Waites, Michael Owens, and Jannquell Peters in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott	52.9	77,735
		Keisha Sean Waites	25.5	37,447
		Michael Owens	13.2	19,415
		Jannquell Peters	8.4	12,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 146,905
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Becky E. Hites defeated Caesar Gonzales in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becky E. Hites	68.6	20,076
		Caesar Gonzales	31.4	9,170

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,246
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2018

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott defeated David Callahan in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott (D)	76.2	223,157
		David Callahan (R)	23.8	69,760
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	93

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 293,010 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

Incumbent David Scott advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Scott	100.0	56,216

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13

David Callahan defeated Femi Akinkugbe in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Callahan	93.0	17,475
	Submit photo	Femi Akinkugbe	7.0	1,315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 18,790
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• K. Ross Newland (R)

2016

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent David Scott (D) was the only candidate to file in the race. He faced no opposition in the race.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott Incumbent	100%	252,833
Total Votes				252,833
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

2014

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 13th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David Scott (D) won an uncontested general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott Incumbent	100%	159,445
Total Votes				159,445
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

General election candidates

• No candidates filed to run
• David Scott - Incumbent

May 20, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• David Scott - Incumbenta
• Michael Owens

Republican Primary

No candidates filed to run

2012

See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 13th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent David Scott won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott Incumbent	71.7%	201,988
	Republican	S. Malik	28.3%	79,550
Total Votes				281,538
Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, David Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Crane (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott incumbent	69.4%	140,294
	Republican	Mike Crane	30.6%	61,771
Total Votes				202,065

2008
On November 4, 2008, David Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah Honeycutt (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott incumbent	69%	205,919
	Republican	Deborah Honeycutt	31%	92,320
Total Votes				298,239

2006
On November 7, 2006, David Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah Travis Honeycutt (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott incumbent	69.2%	103,019
	Republican	Deborah Travis Honeycutt	30.8%	45,770
Total Votes				148,789

2004
Scott ran unopposed for re-election in 2004.

2002
On November 5, 2002, David Scott won election to the United States House. He defeated Clay Cox (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Scott	59.6%	70,011
	Republican	Clay Cox	40.4%	47,405
Total Votes				117,416

Redistricting

2020-2023

See also: Redistricting in Georgia after the 2020 census

On December 8, 2023, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed revised congressional maps into law. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new congressional map on December 7. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-22 to adopt the congressional map on December 5.

On October 26, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that the state's congressional and legislative district boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from using them for future elections. The court directed the Georgia General Assembly to develop new maps by December 8, 2023.

On December 28, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District upheld the maps enacted on December 8, which were later used in the 2024 elections, and found them in compliance with the Voting Rights Act.

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The Court finds that the General Assembly fully complied with this Court’s order requiring the creation of a majority-Black congressional district in the region of the State where vote dilution was found. The Court further finds that the elimination of 2021 CD 7 did not violate the October 26, 2023 Order. Finally, the Court declines to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ new Section 2 claim based on a coalition of minority voters. Hence, the Court OVERRULES Plaintiffs’ objections ... and HEREBY APPROVES SB 3EX.

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The district court's approval of remedial state legislative maps was appealed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on January 23, 2025.

How does redistricting in Georgia work? In Georgia, both congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. A simple majority in each chamber is required to approve redistricting plans, which are subject to veto by the governor.

The Georgia Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no similar requirements for congressional districts.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for Georgia’s 2024 congressional elections.

Georgia District 13
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Georgia District 13
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 13th Congressional District of Georgia after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Georgia after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Georgia State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

On August 22, 2011, Georgia's Republican leadership released their proposed Congressional redistricting map. Due to population growth, Georgia gained a 14th Congressional district following the 2010 census. The new district, according to the plan, is located in the northwestern part of the state. Rep. Tom Graves (R) was drawn into the new district, which left 9th District seat open in 2012. After redistricting, the 9th District leaned Republican. In addition, the plan displaced Rep. John Barrow (D), but Barrow (who had been displaced before) moved into the district in order to remain in the 12th District. Rep. Sanford Bishop's (D) district will become a majority-minority district. Also, Rep. Phil Gingrey's (R) 11th District picked up part of Atlanta. Overall, the plan was expected to bolster the Republican majority in the state's congressional delegation.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Georgia's 13th the 50th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Georgia's 13th the 84th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 69.8%-29.2%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Georgia's 13th the 24th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 79.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 19.3%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Georgia's 13th Congressional District the 65th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.81. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.81 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Georgia
• Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
• Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2020
• Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 13

Footnotes

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)