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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.. Georgia's largest district by land area, it comprises much of the southwestern portion of the state.
Georgia's 4th congressional district, 2020 [10] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Hank Johnson (incumbent) 278,906 : 80.1 : Republican: Johsie Cruz Ezammudeen 69,393 19.9 Total votes 348,299 : 100.0 : Democratic hold
Georgia is represented in the United States House of Representatives by 14 elected representatives, each campaigning and receiving votes in only one district of the 14. After the 2000 census, the State of Georgia was divided into 13 congressional districts, increasing from 11 due to reapportionment.
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) [1] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis .
On October 26, 2023, federal district judge Steve C. Jones ruled that one district in the U.S. House in Metro Atlanta region, as well as two Georgia Senate and five Georgia House districts in the Atlanta, Macon and Warner Robins metropolitan areas violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ordered the legislature to redraw all three maps ...
English: The congressional district, highlighted in red, overlayed with other congressional districts and county boundaries, as well as municipality-equivalent places, major roads, public land (eg. parks and forests), water areas, and urban clusters in Georgia and neighbouring areas.
Population data are from 2021 American Community Survey and 2020 census population estimates. Districts in the table below reflect the 118th Congress. [1]Currently, there are 26 congressional districts where African Americans make up a majority of constituents, mostly in the South.
Georgia's 2nd congressional district, 2022 [20] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Sanford Bishop (incumbent) 132,675 : 55.0 : Republican: Chris West 108,665 45.0 Total votes 241,340 : 100.0 : Democratic hold