Georgia's 4th congressional district is a

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in the

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. The district is currently represented by

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, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps
. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27 The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections. The newly drawn district retains its majority

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status and includes many of

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

's inner eastern suburbs, such as

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, Covington, Decatur, Lilburn, and

Lithonia Lithonia (, ; AAVE: ) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area. "Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the hear ...

. A portion of the City of

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(as well as unincorporated areas with the same address) is also included in the district2012 Congressional maps
Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1Statistical breakdown of 2012 Congressional maps
Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

Counties

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(''Partial, see also '') *

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(''Partial, see also '') * Rockdale

List of members representing the district

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Notes

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

PDF map of Georgia's 4th district at ''nationalatlas.gov''

Georgia's 4th district at ''GovTrack.us''
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