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Georgia's 3rd congressional district is a
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
. The district is currently represented by Republican Brian Jack. 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 district is based in west-central Georgia. It includes most of the southern suburbs of
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–where most of its population is located–as well as the wealthier (and more demographically white) portions of Columbus and its northern suburbs.


Counties and communities

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. Carroll County (9) : All nine communities Coweta County (10) : All 10 communities Douglas County (3) :
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(part; also 6th), Fairplay, Villa Rica (shared with Carroll County) Fayette County (5) : Brooks, Fayetteville (part; also 6th), Peachtree City, Tyrone, Woolsey Haralson County (4) : All four communities Harris County (9) : All nine communities Heard County (4) : All four communities Henry County (2) : Hampton, McDonough (part; also 10th) Lamar County (3) : All three communities Meriwether County (8) : All eight communities Muscogee County (1) : Columbus (part; also
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) Pike County (6) : All six communities Spalding County (6) : All six communities Troup County (3) : All three communities Upson County (7) : All seven communities


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 Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wi ...


References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present


External links


PDF map of Georgia's 3rd district at ''nationalatlas.gov''

Georgia's 3rd district at ''GovTrack.us''
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