Georgia's 9th congressional district

Georgia's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the north of the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is represented by Republican Andrew Clyde, who succeeded incumbent fellow Republican Doug Collins.[5] The district is mostly rural and exurban in character, though it stretches into Hall and Forsyth counties on Atlanta's northern fringe. It also includes a slice of Athens.

"GA-9" redirects here. For the state route, see Georgia State Route 9.
Georgia's 9th congressional district
Georgia's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Andrew Clyde
R–Athens
Distribution
  • 57.32% rural[1]
  • 42.68% urban
Population (2019)771,168 [2]
Median household
income		$59,728[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+31[4]

The district has a heavy Republican lean. Donald Trump carried the district with almost 78 percent of the vote in 2016, his fourth-best showing in the nation. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+31, on paper it is the fourth most Republican district in the nation and the second most Republican district in the Eastern Time Zone. Since then-congressman and future governor Nathan Deal switched parties in 1995, no Democrat running in the district has crossed the 40 percent mark, and only one Democrat has won as much as 30 percent.

Republicans are no less dominant at the state and local level. Even as the district turned increasingly Republican at the national level, conservative Democrats still held most local offices well into the 1990s. However, after Deal's party switch, Republicans gradually eroded the Democratic advantage. Today, there are almost no elected Democrats above the county level. Republicans typically win with margins of well over 70 percent of the vote.

Much of this district was the 10th district from 2003 to 2007; it became the 9th once again in a mid-decade redistricting.

Collins announced in January 2020 that he would run for U.S. senator.[6]

Counties in the district

2003–2013

2013–2023

Recent results in presidential elections
Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 71% - Al Gore 29%
2004 President George W. Bush 77% - John Kerry 23%
2008 President John McCain 74.7% - Barack Obama 24.3%
2012 President Mitt Romney 78.1% - Barack Obama 20.5%
2016 President Donald Trump 77.8% - Hillary Clinton 19.3%
2020 President Donald Trump 76% - Joe Biden 22%

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created in 1873

Hiram P. Bell		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 43rd [data unknown/missing]
Vacant March 3, 1875 –
May 5, 1875		 44th Garnett McMillan (D) was elected in 1874 but died January 14, 1875.

Benjamin H. Hill		 Democratic May 5, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 Elected to finish McMillan's term.
Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant March 3, 1877 –
March 13, 1877		 45th

Hiram P. Bell		 Democratic March 13, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 Elected to finish Hill's term.
Lost re-election.
Emory Speer Independent Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 46th
47th		 [data unknown/missing]

Allen D. Candler		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1891		 48th
49th
50th
51st		 [data unknown/missing]
Thomas E. Winn Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd [data unknown/missing]

Farish C. Tate		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1905		 53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th		 [data unknown/missing]

Thomas M. Bell		 Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1931		 59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st		 [data unknown/missing]
John S. Wood Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1935		 72nd
73rd		 [data unknown/missing]
B. Frank Whelchel Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945		 74th
75th
76th
77th
78th		 [data unknown/missing]
John S. Wood Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953		 79th
80th
81st
82nd		 [data unknown/missing]

Phillip M. Landrum		 Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1977		 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th		 [data unknown/missing]

Ed Jenkins		 Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993		 95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 [data unknown/missing]

Nathan Deal		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
April 10, 1995		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 10th district.
Republican April 10, 1995 –
January 3, 2003

Charlie Norwood		 Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007		 108th
109th		 Redistricted from the 10th district.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Nathan Deal		 Republican January 3, 2007 –
March 21, 2010		 110th
111th		 Redistricted from the 10th district.
Resigned to run for Governor of Georgia.
Vacant March 21, 2010 –
June 8, 2010		 111th

Tom Graves		 Republican June 8, 2010 –
January 3, 2013		 111th
112th		 Elected to finish Deal's term.
Redistricted to the 14th district.

Doug Collins		 Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2021		 113th
114th
115th
116th

Andrew Clyde		 Republican January 3, 2021 –
Present		 117th

Election results

2006
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nathan Deal (Incumbent) 128,685 76.63
Democratic John Bradbury 39,240 23.37
Total votes 167,925 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nathan Deal (Incumbent) 217,493 75.51
Democratic Jeff Scott 70,537 24.49
Total votes 288,030 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010 special election
Main article: 2010 Georgia's 9th congressional district special election

Nathan Deal resigned March 21, 2010 to run for Governor of Georgia. A special election was held on June 8, 2010.

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Special Election (June 2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves 22,694 56.4
Republican Lee Hawkins 17,509 43.6
Total votes 40,203 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010 general election
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 173,512 100.00
Total votes 173,512 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Following redistricting, Tom Graves moved to the newly created 14th district.

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2012)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Collins 192,101 76.18
Democratic Jody Cooley 60,052 23.82
Total votes 252,153 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

2014
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Collins 146,059 80.67
Democratic David Vogel 34,988 19.33
Total votes 181,047 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2016
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Collins 256,535 100.00
Total votes 256,535 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2018
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Collins 224,412 79.51
Democratic Josh McCall 57,823 20.49
Total votes 282,235 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2020
Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2020)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Clyde 292,750 78.06
Democratic Devin Pandy 79,797 21.04
Total votes 372,547 100.00
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries
The district from 2007 to 2013
The district from 2003 to 2007

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=09
  2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=09
  3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=09
  4. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. "Republican Andrew Clyde wins election to U.S. House in Georgia's 9th Congressional District". The Brunswick News.
  6. Wise, Justin (January 29, 2020). "Doug Collins announces Georgia Senate bid". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  7. "Georgia Election Results". Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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