Georgia's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Georgia's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Georgia's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Republican	62.0%	24.0
2022	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Republican	59.1%	18.3
2020	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Republican	58.3%	16.7
2018	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Republican	57.7%	15.5
2016	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Republican	99.6%	99.2
2014	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Republican	60.9%	21.8
2012	Jack Kingston	Republican	63.0%	26.0
2010	Jack Kingston	Republican	71.6%	43.3
2008	Jack Kingston	Republican	66.5%	33.1
2006	Jack Kingston	Republican	68.5%	37.0
2004	Jack Kingston	Republican	100.0%	—
2002	Jack Kingston	Republican	72.1%	44.3
2000	Jack Kingston	Republican	69.1%	38.3
1998	Jack Kingston	Republican	100.0%	—
1980	Ronald Ginn	Democratic	100.0%	—
1978	Ronald Ginn	Democratic	100.0%	—
1976	Ronald Ginn	Democratic	99.9%	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Won	REP	220,576	61.98%
Patti Hewitt	DEM	135,281	38.02%
Total		355,857

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Won	REP	156,128	59.15%
Wade Herring	DEM	107,837	40.85%
Total		263,965

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Won	REP	189,457	58.35%
Joyce Marie Griggs	DEM	135,238	41.65%
Total		324,695

Questions and answers

Who represents Georgia's 1st congressional district?

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Georgia's 1st congressional district?

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter won in 2024 by 24.0 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.