Georgia's 9th Congressional District
| Georgia's 9th Congressional District |
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| Incumbent Doug Collins  Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+31 |
| U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1] |
| Population: 714,378 |
| Gender: 49.6% Male, 50.4% Female |
| Race[2]: 87.1% White, 8% Black, 1% Asian |
| Ethnicity: 12.2% Hispanic |
| Unemployment: 12.4% |
| Median household income $41,786 |
| High school graduation rate 79.5% |
| College graduation rate 19% |
Georgia's 9th Congressional District was located in the northeastern portion of the state and included Banks, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties. Parts of Clarke, Forsyth, and Pickens counties also lie within the district.[3]
The current representative of the 9th Congressional District is Doug Collins (R).
Elections
2020
General election candidates
- Devin Pandy (Democratic Party)
- Andrew Clyde (Republican Party) ✔
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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- Michael Boggus
- Paul C. Broun
- Andrew Clyde ✔
- Matt Gurtler ✔
- Maria Strickland
- Kevin Tanner
- Ethan Underwood
- Kellie Weeks
- John Wilkinson
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 9
Incumbent Doug Collins defeated Josh McCall in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Collins (R) | 79.5 | 224,661 |
 | Josh McCall (D) | 20.5 | 57,912 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 282,582 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9
Josh McCall defeated Dave Cooper in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh McCall | 52.7 | 6,949 |
| Dave Cooper | 47.3 | 6,230 | ||
| Total votes: 13,179 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9
Incumbent Doug Collins advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Collins | 100.0 | 63,646 |
| Total votes: 63,646 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Doug Collins (R) faced no opponent in the general election. Collins defeated Paul Broun, Bernie Fontaine, Mike Scupin, and Roger Fitzpatrick in the Republican primary on May 24, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Doug Collins Incumbent |
100% | 256,535 | |
| Total Votes | 256,535 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Doug Collins Incumbent |
61.3% | 52,080 | ||
| Paul Broun | 22.1% | 18,772 | ||
| Roger Fitzpatrick | 10.5% | 8,945 | ||
| Mike Scupin | 3.4% | 2,856 | ||
| Bernie Fontaine | 2.8% | 2,342 | ||
| Total Votes | 84,995 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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2014
The 9th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Doug Collins (R) defeated challenger David Vogel (Georgia) (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug Collins Incumbent |
80.67% | 146,059 | |
| Democratic | David Vogel | 19.33% | 34,988 | |
| Total Votes | 181,047 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
General election candidates
- Doug Collins - Incumbent
- David Vogel
May 20, 2014, primary results
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2012
The 9th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Doug Collins won the election in the district.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jody Cooley | 23.8% | 60,052 | |
| Republican | Doug Collins |
76.2% | 192,101 | |
| Total Votes | 252,153 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tom Graves won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Graves incumbent |
100% | 173,512 | |
| Total Votes | 173,512 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Nathan Deal won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeff Scott (D) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2008 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Nathan Deal incumbent |
75.5% | 217,493 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Scott | 24.5% | 70,537 | |
| Total Votes | 288,030 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Nathan Deal won election to the United States House. He defeated John D. Bradbury (D) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Nathan Deal |
76.6% | 128,685 | |
| Democratic | John D. Bradbury | 23.4% | 39,240 | |
| Total Votes | 167,925 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Charlie Norwood won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bob Ellis (D) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2004 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charlie Norwood incumbent |
74.3% | 197,869 | |
| Democratic | Bob Ellis | 25.7% | 68,462 | |
| Total Votes | 266,331 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Charlie Norwood won election to the United States House. He defeated Barry Irwin (D) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2002 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charlie Norwood |
72.8% | 123,313 | |
| Democratic | Barry Irwin | 27.2% | 45,974 | |
| Total Votes | 169,287 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Nathan Deal won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James Harrington (D) in the general election.[14]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2000 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Nathan Deal incumbent |
75.2% | 183,171 | |
| Democratic | James Harrington | 24.8% | 60,360 | |
| Total Votes | 243,531 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Georgia
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.[15] 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.[15] 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.[15] 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.[15]
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+31, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 31 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 9th Congressional District the third most Republican nationally.[16]
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 0.90. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.90 points toward that party.[17]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
- ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Access North GA, "Congressional candidate launches campaign in Gainesville," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Georgia"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Atlanta Journal Constitution, "GOP redistricting plan would tighten grip on congressional delegation," August 22, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
