HOUSE
Georgia GA-01 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Buddy Carter (R)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Mar 6, 2023D +50
R +50
R +9
Race summary
Carter’s coastal district is 28% Black and backed President Donald Trump by 13 points in 2020 — a smaller margin than many other Georgia seats held by staunch conservatives.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Mar 8, 2024
Primary Election: May 21, 2024
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Full Bio:
CARTER, Buddy, a Representative from Georgia; born in Port Wentworth, Chatham
County, Ga., September 6, 1957; graduated from Robert W. Groves High School,
Garden City, Ga., 1975; A.A., Young Harris College, Young Harris, Ga., 1977;
B.S., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1980; pharmacist; business owner;
member of the Pooler, Ga., city council, 1994-1995; Mayor of Pooler, Ga.,
1996-2004; member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 2005-2009;
member of the Georgia state senate, 2009-2014; elected as a Republican to the
One Hundred Fourteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3,
2015-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Georgia - 01
Coastal Georgia: Savannah, Brunswick
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: May 19, 2023
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