Georgia's 10th congressional district is a
congressional district in the
U.S. state of
Georgia
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. The district is currently represented by
Republican Mike Collins, and includes a large swath of urban and rural territory between
Atlanta
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and
Augusta.
The district's boundaries were redrawn following the
2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.
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. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27 The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the
2012 congressional elections.
Located in the eastern part of the state, the district boundaries include the cities of
Athens
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,
Eatonton,
Jackson,
Monroe,
Washington,
Watkinsville, and
Winder.
Composition
For the
119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 court order), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.
Barrow County (7)
: All seven communities
Butts County (3)
: All three communities
Clarke County (3)
: All three communities
Elbert County (3)
: All three communities
Franklin County (7)
: All seven communities
Greene County (5)
: All five communities
Gwinnett County (1)
:
Dacula (part; also
9th)
Hancock County (1)
:
Sparta
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Hart County (6)
: All six communities
Henry County (4)
:
Heron Bay (part; also
3rd; shared with
Spalding County),
Locust Grove,
McDonough (part; also
3rd),
Stockbridge (part; also
13th)
Jasper County (2)
:
Monticello,
Shady Dale
Madison County (6)
: All six communities
Morgan County (5)
: All five communities
Newton County (4)
:
Covington (part; also
13th),
Mansfield
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,
Newborn
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,
Oxford
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(part; also
13th)
Oconee County (4)
: All four communities
Oglethorpe County (4)
: All four communities
Putnam County (2)
:
Crooked Creek,
Eatonton
Taliaferro County (2)
:
Crawfordville,
Sharon
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Walton County (7)
: All seven communities
Wilkes County (2)
:
Rayle,
Tignall
Recent election results from statewide races
List of members representing the district
Election results
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
See also
*
Georgia's congressional districts
*
List of United States congressional districts
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References
*
*
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
PDF map of Georgia's 10th district at ''nationalatlas.gov''Georgia's 10th district at ''GovTrack.us''
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1885 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Carl Vinson