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	\| state = Georgia		\| state = Georgia
	\| district number = 8		\| district number = 8
			<!--There is no change in the district boundaries after 2024 redistricting. Change to the new inset/overlay after new members from the 2024 election are sworn in.-->
	\| image name = ]
			\| image name = {{maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|from=Georgia's 8th congressional district (2023–).map\|frame-height=300\|frame-width=400\|frame-latitude=31.9\|frame-longitude=-83.3\|zoom=7\|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right\|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom\|overlay=]<!--]-->}}
	\| image width = 400
	\| image ~~caption~~ = ~~Georgia's~~ ~~8th congressional district since January 3,~~ ~~2023~~		\| image width =
			\| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
	\| flag_image = {{flagdeco\|Georgia (U.S. state)\|50px}}
	\| representative = ]		\| representative = ]
	\| party = Republican		\| party = Republican
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	\| english area =		\| english area =
	\| metric area =		\| metric area =
	\|distribution ref=<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last=Geography \|first~~=US Census Bureau \|title=Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) \|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html \|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>		\|distribution ref=<ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=US Census Bureau Geography \|title=Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) \|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html \|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
	\| percent urban = 56.7		\| percent urban = 56.7
	\| percent rural = 43.3		\| percent rural = 43.3
	\| population = ~~717~~,~~457~~<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last=Bureau \|first~~=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census \|title=My Congressional District \|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=08 \|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>		\| population = 778,270<ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau \|title=My Congressional District \|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=08 \|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
	\| population year = ~~2021~~		\| population year = 2023
	\| median income = $53,~~834~~<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last~~=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) ~~\|first=~~US Census Bureau \|title=My Congressional District \|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=08 \|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>		\| median income = $58,679<ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau \|title=My Congressional District \|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=08 \|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
	\| percent white = 60.2		\| percent white = 57.9
	\| percent hispanic = 6.0		\| percent hispanic = 7.2
	\| percent black = 30.4		\| percent black = 29.7
	\| percent asian = 1.5		\| percent asian = 1.6
	\| percent more than one race = 1.5		\| percent more than one race = 3.1
	\| percent other race = 0.4		\| percent other race = 0.5
	\| percent blue collar =		\| percent blue collar =
	\| percent white collar =		\| percent white collar =
	\| percent gray collar =		\| percent gray collar =
	\| cpvi = R+16<ref name="Cook">{{Cite web\|title=2022 Cook ~~PVI℠~~: District Map and List\|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list\|access-date=2023-01-10\|website=Cook Political Report\|language=en}}</ref>		\| cpvi = R+16<ref name="Cook">{{Cite web\|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List\|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list\|access-date=2023-01-10\|website=Cook Political Report\|date=July 12, 2022 \|language=en}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	'''Georgia's 8th congressional district''' is a ] in the ] of ]. The district is currently represented by ] ]. Though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the ], which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.<ref name="justiceapproval"> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107182800/http://www.ajc.com/news/gov-s-office-justice-1271640.html \|date=January 7, 2012 }}. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011</ref> The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the ].		'''Georgia's 8th congressional district''' is a ] in the ] of ]. The district is currently represented by ] ].

	The district is located in central and south-central Georgia, and stretches from the geographical center of the state to the ] border. The district includes the cities of ], ], ], and portions of ].<ref name="12congmap">, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012</ref><ref name="12congcolmac">, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012</ref>		The district is located in central and south-central Georgia, and stretches from the geographical center of the state to the ] border. The district includes the cities of ], ], ], ], ], and portions of ].<ref name="12congmap">, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012</ref><ref name="12congcolmac">, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012</ref>

	== Recent results in presidential elections ==

			== Recent election results from statewide races ==
	{\| class=wikitable		{\| class=wikitable

	\|-
	! Year		! Year
	! Office		! Office
			! Results<ref>https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::e2864750-49da-49dd-b0a4-f5930c339af1</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j9D6TVgv-iE8-dgn-S5bY7N_sO_BgQkJ2uLoHVT4qdU/edit#gid=0 \|title=GA 22 SEN Runoff CDS}}</ref>
	! Results

	\|-		\|-
			\|\|2008
	\| 2000
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] 58% - ~~] 42~~%		\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 62% - 37%

	\|-		\|-
			\|\|2012
	\| 2004
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] 61% - ~~] 39~~%		\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 63% - 37%

	\|-		\|-
			\|rowspan=2\|2016
	\| 2008
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] ~~61.6~~% - ~~] 37.8~~%		\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 64% - 34%

	\|-		\|-
			\| ]
	\| 2012
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 67% - 30%
	\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] 61.6% - ] 37.5%

	\|-		\|-
			\|rowspan=3\|2018
	\| 2016
	\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] 63.3% - ] 34.4%

	\|-
	\| 2018
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] ~~64.1~~% - ~~] 35.2~~%		\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 65% - 34%

	\|-		\|-
			\| ]
	\| 2020
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 66% - 34%
	\| ]
	\| {{party shading/Republican}} \| ] 62% - ] 37%
	\|-		\|-
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 66% - 34%
			\|-
			\|\|2020
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 63% - 36%
			\|-
			\|rowspan=2\|2021
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 64% - 36%
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 63% - 37%
			\|-
			\|rowspan=5\|2022
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 64% - 36%
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 68% - 32%
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 67% - 32%
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 67% - 32%
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}\|] 67% - 30%
			\|}

			==Composition==
			{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
			!#
			!County
			!Seat
			!Population
			\|-
			\|3
			\|]
			\|]
			\|8,293
			\|-
			\|9
			\|]
			\|]
			\|43,396
			\|-
			\|17
			\|]
			\|]
			\|17,128
			\|-
			\|19
			\|]
			\|]
			\|18,570
			\|-
			\|21
			\|]
			\|]
			\|156,512
			\|-
			\|23
			\|]
			\|]
			\|12,465
			\|-
			\|27
			\|]
			\|]
			\|16,245
			\|-
			\|65
			\|]
			\|]
			\|6,746
			\|-
			\|69
			\|]
			\|]
			\|43,317
			\|-
			\|71
			\|]
			\|]
			\|46,167
			\|-
			\|75
			\|]
			\|]
			\|17,714
			\|-
			\|81
			\|]
			\|]
			\|19,631
			\|-
			\|91
			\|]
			\|]
			\|19,776
			\|-
			\|101
			\|]
			\|]
			\|3,709
			\|-
			\|153
			\|]
			\|]
			\|171,974
			\|-
			\|155
			\|]
			\|]
			\|9,120
			\|-
			\|161
			\|]
			\|]
			\|14,906
			\|-
			\|169
			\|]
			\|]
			\|28,969
			\|-
			\|173
			\|]
			\|]
			\|10,452
			\|-
			\|185
			\|]
			\|]
			\|120,712
			\|-
			\|207
			\|]
			\|]
			\|30,625
			\|-
			\|235
			\|]
			\|]
			\|10,095
			\|-
			\|271
			\|]
			\|]
			\|10,920
			\|-
			\|277
			\|]
			\|]
			\|41,554
			\|-
			\|287
			\|]
			\|]
			\|8,909
			\|-
			\|289
			\|]
			\|]
			\|7,691
			\|-
			\|315
			\|]
			\|]
			\|8,779
			\|-
			\|319
			\|]
			\|]
			\|8,725
			\|-
			\|321
			\|]
			\|]
			\|20,273
	\|}		\|}

			=== Cities with 10,000 or more people ===
	==Counties==

	* ]
	* ]		* ] – 156,337
	* ]		* ] – 80,308
			* ] – 55,378
	* ] (''Partial, see also {{ushr\|Georgia\|2\|2nd district}}'')
	* ]		* ] – 20,624
	* ]		* ] – 17,070
	* ]		* ] – 17,045
	* ]		* ] – 14,638
	* ]		* ] – 11,722
	* ]		* ] –10,220

	* ]
			=== 2,500-10,000 people ===
	* ]

	* ]
			* ] – 9,006
	* ] (''Partial, see also {{ushr\|Georgia\|1\|1st district}}'')
	* ]		* ] – 8,999
	* ]		* ] – 7,371
	* ]		* ] – 6,253
	* ]		* ] – 5,658
	* ]		* ] – 5,644
	* ]		* ] – 5,571
	* ]		* ] – 5,026
	* ]		* ] – 4,384
	* ]		* ] – 4,291
	* ]		* ] – 4,088
			* ] – 4,064
			* ] – 3,980
			* ] – 3,930
			* ] – 3,498
			* ] – 3,436
			* ] – 3,384
			* ] – 3,147
			* ] – 2,875
			* ] – 2,685

	== List of members representing the district ==		== List of members representing the district ==
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| colspan=6 \| District created in 1845		\| colspan=6 \| District created March 4, 1845

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Whig}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Whig}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1845 –<br/>March 3, 1853		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1845 –<br/>March 4, 1853
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|29\|32}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|29\|32}}
	\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}		\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}
	\| rowspan=30 \| {{Data missing\|date=December 2020}}		\| rowspan=4 \| {{Data missing\|date=December 2020}}

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| rowspan=2 align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| rowspan=2 align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Whig}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Whig}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1853 –<br/>March 3, 1855		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1853 –<br/>March 4, 1855
	\| rowspan=2 \| {{USCongressOrdinal\|33\|35}}		\| rowspan=2 \| {{USCongressOrdinal\|33\|35}}
	\| rowspan=2 \| Redistricted from the {{ushr\|Georgia\|7\|C}} and ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--end-->\|date=May 2020}}		\| rowspan=2 \| Redistricted from the {{ushr\|Georgia\|7\|C}} and ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--end-->\|date=May 2020}}
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1855 –<br/>March 3, 1859		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1855 –<br/>March 4, 1859

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1859 –<br/>January 23, 1861		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1859 –<br/>January 23, 1861
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| colspan=2 \| ''Vacant''		\| colspan=2 \| ''Vacant''
	\| nowrap \| January 23, 1861 –<br/>March 3, 1867		\| nowrap \| January 23, 1861 –<br/>March 4, 1867
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|36\|39}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|36\|39}}
	\| ] and ]		\| colspan=2 \| ''] and ]''

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| colspan=5 \| District eliminated in 1867		\| colspan=6 \| District eliminated March 4, 1867

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| colspan=5 \| District reestablished in 1873		\| colspan=6 \| District reestablished March 4, 1873

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
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	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|43}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|43}}
	\| ].		\| ].
			\| rowspan=23 \| {{Data missing\|date=December 2020}}

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| December 1, 1873 –<br/>November 4, 1882		\| nowrap \| December 1, 1873 –<br/>November 4, 1882
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	\|		\|
	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ''']'''		\| align=left \| ''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| December 4, 1882 –<br/>March 3, 1887		\| nowrap \| December 4, 1882 –<br/>March 4, 1887
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|47\|49}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|47\|49}}
	\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}		\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1887 –<br/>March 3, 1891		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1887 –<br/>March 4, 1891
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|50\|51}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|50\|51}}
	\| ].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}		\| ].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1891 –<br/>March 3, 1897		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1891 –<br/>March 4, 1897
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|52\|54}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|52\|54}}
	\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}		\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1897 –<br/>March 3, 1911		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1897 –<br/>March 4, 1911
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|55\|61}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|55\|61}}
	\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>Lost renomination.		\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>Lost renomination.

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1911 –<br/>December 8, 1916		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1911 –<br/>December 8, 1916
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	\|		\|
	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ''']'''		\| align=left \| ''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 11, 1917 –<br/>March 3, 1917		\| nowrap \| January 11, 1917 –<br/>March 4, 1917
	\| ].<br/>Retired.		\| ].<br/>Retired.

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1917 –<br/>March 3, 1933		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1917 –<br/>March 4, 1933
	\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|65\|72}}		\| {{USCongressOrdinal\|65\|72}}
	\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}		\| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>{{Data missing<!--start+end-->\|date=May 2020}}

	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ''']'''		\| align=left \| ''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| March 4, 1933 –<br/>January 3, 1939		\| nowrap \| March 4, 1933 –<br/>January 3, 1939
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ''']'''		\| align=left \| ''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1939 –<br/>August 7, 1940		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1939 –<br/>August 7, 1940
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	\|		\|
	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| October 1, 1940 –<br/>January 3, 1941		\| nowrap \| October 1, 1940 –<br/>January 3, 1941
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1941 –<br/>January 3, 1947		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1941 –<br/>January 3, 1947
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1955		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1955
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1955 –<br/>January 3, 1963		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1955 –<br/>January 3, 1963
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1963 –<br/>January 3, 1967		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1963 –<br/>January 3, 1967
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1967 –<br/>January 3, 1977		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1967 –<br/>January 3, 1977
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
	\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''		\| align=left \| ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small\|(])}}
	\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]		\| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| ]
	\| nowrap \| January 3, 1977 –<br/>January 3, 1983		\| nowrap \| January 3, 1977 –<br/>January 3, 1983
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	\|- style="height:3em"		\|- style="height:3em"
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U.S. House district for Georgia

Georgia's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Austin Scott R–Tifton
Distribution	56.7% urban 43.3% rural
Population (2023)	778,270
Median household income	$58,679
Ethnicity	57.9% White 29.7% Black 7.2% Hispanic 3.1% Two or more races 1.6% Asian 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+16

Georgia's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Austin Scott.

The district is located in central and south-central Georgia, and stretches from the geographical center of the state to the Florida border. The district includes the cities of Perry, Cordele, Tifton, Moultrie, Valdosta, and portions of Macon.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 62% - 37%
2012	President	Romney 63% - 37%
2016	President	Trump 64% - 34%
2016	Senate	Isakson 67% - 30%
2018	Governor	Kemp 65% - 34%
	Lt. Governor	Duncan 66% - 34%
	Attorney General	Carr 66% - 34%
2020	President	Trump 63% - 36%
2021	Senate (Reg.)	Perdue 64% - 36%
2021	Senate (Spec.)	Loeffler 63% - 37%
2022	Senate	Walker 64% - 36%
	Governor	Kemp 68% - 32%
	Lt. Governor	Jones 67% - 32%
	Attorney General	Carr 67% - 32%
	Secretary of State	Raffensperger 67% - 30%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
3	Atkinson	Pearson	8,293
9	Baldwin	Milledgeville	43,396
17	Ben Hill	Fitzgerald	17,128
19	Berrien	Nashville	18,570
21	Bibb	Macon	156,512
23	Bleckley	Cochran	12,465
27	Brooks	Quitman	16,245
65	Clinch	Homerville	6,746
69	Coffee	Douglas	43,317
71	Colquitt	Moultrie	46,167
75	Cook	Adel	17,714
81	Crisp	Cordele	19,631
91	Dodge	Eastman	19,776
101	Echols	Statenville	3,709
153	Houston	Perry	171,974
155	Irwin	Ocilla	9,120
161	Jeff Davis	Hazlehurst	14,906
169	Jones	Gray	28,969
173	Lanier	Lakeland	10,452
185	Lowndes	Valdosta	120,712
207	Monroe	Forsyth	30,625
235	Pulaski	Hawkinsville	10,095
271	Telfair	McRae-Helena	10,920
277	Tift	Tifton	41,554
287	Turner	Ashburn	8,909
289	Twiggs	Jeffersonville	7,691
315	Wilcox	Abbeville	8,779
319	Wilkinson	Irwinton	8,725
321	Worth	Sylvester	20,273

Cities with 10,000 or more people

Macon – 156,337
Warner Robins – 80,308
Valdosta – 55,378
Perry – 20,624
Milledgeville – 17,070
Tifton – 17,045
Moultrie – 14,638
Douglas – 11,722
Cordele –10,220

2,500-10,000 people

Fitzgerald – 9,006
Bemiss – 8,999
Nashville – 7,371
McRae-Helena – 6,253
Eastman – 5,658
Sylvester – 5,644
Adel – 5,571
Cochran – 5,026
Forsyth – 4,384
Ashburn – 4,291
Hazlehurst – 4,088
Quitman – 4,064
Hawkinsville – 3,980
Hardwick – 3,930
Ocilla – 3,498
Gray – 3,436
Hahira – 3,384
Nicholls – 3,147
Lakeland – 2,875
Abbeville – 2,685

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1845
Robert Toombs (Washington)	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1853	29th 30th 31st 32nd	Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1851. [data missing]	[data missing]
Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	33rd 34th 35th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. [data missing]
Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville)	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1859	33rd 34th 35th
John J. Jones (Waynesboro)	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	36th	Elected in 1859. Withdrew.
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – March 4, 1867	36th 37th 38th 39th	Civil War and Reconstruction
District eliminated March 4, 1867
District reestablished March 4, 1873
Vacant		March 4, 1873 – December 1, 1873	43rd	Member-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before being seated.	[data missing]
Alexander Stephens (Crawfordville)	Democratic	December 1, 1873 – November 4, 1882	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected to finish Wright's term. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Resigned to become Governor of Georgia.
Vacant		November 4, 1882 – December 4, 1882	47th
Seaborn Reese (Sparta)	Democratic	December 4, 1882 – March 4, 1887	47th 48th 49th	Elected to finish Stephens's term. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing]
Henry H. Carlton (Athens)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891	50th 51st	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing]
Thomas G. Lawson (Eatonton)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1897	52nd 53rd 54th	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing]
William M. Howard (Lexington)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1911	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination.
Samuel J. Tribble (Athens)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – December 8, 1916	62nd 63rd 64th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Died.
Vacant		December 8, 1916 – January 11, 1917	64th
Tinsley W. Rucker Jr. (Athens)	Democratic	January 11, 1917 – March 4, 1917	64th	Elected to finish Tribble's term. Retired.
Charles H. Brand (Athens)	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1933	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data missing]
Braswell Deen (Alma)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. [data missing]
W. Benjamin Gibbs (Jesup)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – August 7, 1940	76th	Elected in 1938. Died.
Vacant		August 7, 1940 – October 1, 1940
Florence R. Gibbs (Athens)	Democratic	October 1, 1940 – January 3, 1941		Elected to finish her husband's term. [data missing]
John S. Gibson (Douglas)	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947	77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. [data missing]
William M. Wheeler (Alma)	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955	80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. [data missing]
Iris F. Blitch (Homerville)	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. [data missing]
J. Russell Tuten (Brunswick)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing]
W. S. Stuckey Jr. (Eastman)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. [data missing]
Billy Lee Evans (Macon)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing]
J. Roy Rowland (Dublin)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. [data missing]
Saxby Chambliss (Moultrie)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Mac Collins (Hampton)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	108th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2003–2007
Lynn Westmoreland (Grantville)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	109th	Elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 3rd district.	2003–2007
Jim Marshall (Macon)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.	2007–2013
Austin Scott (Tifton)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2007–2013
					2013–2023
					2023–2025

Election results

2002

Georgia's 8th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Collins (inc.)	142,505	78.33
	Democratic	Angelos Petrakopoulos	39,422	21.67
Total votes			181,927	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Georgia's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland	227,524	75.55
	Democratic	Silvia Delamar	73,632	24.45
Total votes			301,156	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Marshall (Incumbent)	80,660	50.55%
	Republican	Mac Collins	78,908	49.45%
Total votes			159,568	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

A Republican mid-decade redistricting made this Macon-based district more compact and somewhat more Republican. Incumbent Marshall faced a very tough challenge by former U.S. Representative Mac Collins, who represented an adjoining district from 1993 to 2005. Less than 60 percent of the population in Marshall's present 3rd District was retained in the new 8th District. The reconfigured 8th includes Butts County, which was the political base of Collins, who once served as chair of the county commission. On the other hand, the 8th also includes all of the city of Macon where Marshall served as mayor from 1995 until 1999. The race featured heavy spending, not only by the candidates themselves but also from independent groups. During the campaign, President George W. Bush attended a rally on Collins' behalf.

2008

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Marshall (Incumbent)	157,241	57.24%
	Republican	Rick Goddard	117,446	42.76%
Total votes			274,687	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2010

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott	102,770	52.70%
	Democratic	Jim Marshall (Incumbent)	92,250	47.30%
Total votes			195,020	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (Incumbent)	197,789	100.00%
Total votes			197,789	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (Incumbent)	129,938	100.00%
Total votes			129,938	100.00%
	Republican hold

2016

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (Incumbent)	173,983	67.64%
	Democratic	James Harris	83,225	32.36%
Total votes			257,208	100.00%
	Republican hold

2018

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (Incumbent)	197,401	100.00%
Total votes			197,401	100.00%
	Republican hold

2020

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2020)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (Incumbent)	198,701	64.05%
	Democratic	Lindsay "Doc" Holliday	109,264	35.05%
Total votes			307,965	100.00%
	Republican hold

2022

Georgia's 8th Congressional District Election (2022)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (incumbent)	178,700	68.58%
	Democratic	Darrius Butler	81,886	31.42%
Total votes			260,586	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

"Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography.
"My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
"My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
2012 Congressional maps - closeup of Macon and Columbus, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::e2864750-49da-49dd-b0a4-f5930c339af1
"GA 22 SEN Runoff CDS".

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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