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Georgia's 8th congressional district

GA-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2024.

Austin Scott
Current member
Austin Scott
Republican. In office since 2011.
2026 lines

Fundraising

2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 4 other candidates have not filed.

Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.

President in this district

PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).

YearDemocratRepublicanOtherMargin
2024Harris 34.5%Trump 65.1%0.4%R+30.6
2020Biden 35.7%Trump 63.3%1.0%R+27.6
2016Clinton 33.6%Trump 64.3%2.2%R+30.7

Who lives here

MeasureThis districtUS
People
Population
774,685
Adults (18+)
592,980
Citizens, % of adults
96.5%
92.1%
Age, % of adults
18 to 29
21.7%
20.3%
30 to 44
25.5%
25.9%
45 to 64
31.5%
31.8%
65 and over
21.3%
22.0%
Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents
White
56.9%
57.4%
Black
30.0%
11.9%
Hispanic
7.9%
19.3%
Asian
1.5%
5.9%
Other or more than one
3.7%
5.5%
Education and income
Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+
23.4%
35.7%
Median household income
$61,494
$80,734

American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.

Winning margin

Results since 1976

YearWinnerShare Runner-upShareMargin
Current lines (2024 on) Georgia General Assembly's 2023 map, after Alpha Phi Alpha v. Raffensperger
2024Austin Scott Republican68.9%Darrius Butler Democrat31.1%R+37.8
Earlier lines, elections 2022 post-census redistricting
2022Austin Scott Republican68.6%Darrius Butler Democrat31.4%R+37.2
Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 13 to 14 after the census
2020Austin Scott Republican64.5%Lindsay Holliday Democrat35.5%R+29.0
2018Austin Scott Republican99.7%James L. Cooper III Write-in0.3%R+99.4
2016Austin Scott Republican67.6%James Neal Harris Democrat32.4%R+35.3
2014Austin Scott Republican99.9% others 0.1%R+99.8
2012Austin Scott Republican100.0%R+100.0
Earlier lines, elections 2006-2010 Georgia General Assembly's 2005 map
2010Austin Scott Republican52.7%Jim Marshall Democrat47.3%R+5.4
2008Jim Marshall Democrat57.2%Rick Goddard Republican42.8%D+14.5
2006Jim Marshall Democrat50.5%Mac Collins Republican49.5%D+1.1
Earlier lines, elections 2002-2004 seat count changed from 11 to 13 after the census
2004Lynn Westmoreland Republican75.5%Silvia Delamar Democrat24.4%R+51.1
2002Mac Collins Republican78.3%A. Petrakopoulos Democrat21.7%R+56.7
Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 10 to 11 after the census
2000Saxby Chambliss Republican58.9%Jim Marshall Democrat41.1%R+17.8
1998Saxby Chambliss Republican62.4%Ronald L. Cain Democrat37.6%R+24.7
1996Saxby Chambliss Republican52.6%Jim Wiggins Democrat47.4%R+5.1
1994Saxby Chambliss Republican62.6%Craig Mathis Democrat37.4%R+25.3
1992J. Roy Rowland Democrat55.7%Bob Cunningham Republican44.3%D+11.4
Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting
1990J. Roy Rowland Democrat68.8%Robert F. (Bob) Cunningham Republican31.2%D+37.5
1988J. Roy Rowland Democrat100.0%D+100.0
1986J. Roy Rowland Democrat86.4%Eddie McDowell Republican13.6%D+72.8
1984J. Roy Rowland Democrat100.0%D+100.0
1982J. Roy Rowland Democrat100.0%D+99.9
Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980
1980Billy Lee Evans Democrat74.6%Darwin Ashworth Republican25.4%D+49.2
1978Billy Lee Evans Democrat100.0%D+100.0
1976Bill Lee Evans Democrat69.6%Billy Adams Republican30.4%D+39.1

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About these results

Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.

President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.

Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.

Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.

Sources

Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).

Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).

District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.

Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).

Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.

Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).

2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).

Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.

PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits