Georgia's 6th congressional district
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Georgia's 6th congressional district is a suburban Atlanta-area U.S. House district historically known as a Republican stronghold and once represented by figures such as Newt Gingrich.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Georgia 6th congressional district | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | congressional district ⓘ |
| 2017SpecialElectionMajorOpponent | Jon Ossoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2017SpecialElectionWinner | Karen Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
parts of Cobb County
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parts of DeKalb County ⓘ parts of Fulton County ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countrySubdivision | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | after 1990 census ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | increasingly diverse suburbs ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electoralType | single-member district ⓘ |
| elects | one U.S. Representative ⓘ |
| federalRepresentationLevel | lower house ⓘ |
| governmentBody | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVoter | residents of its defined geographic area ⓘ |
| historicallyRepresentedByParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPartyLeaning | Republican ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal elections for U.S. House in its territory ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a Republican stronghold ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlanta metropolitan area
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElection | 2017 special election ⓘ |
| notableFormerRepresentative |
Karen Handel
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Newt Gingrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFormerRepresentativeRole |
Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Tom Price served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRepresentative | Lucy McBath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgia congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | battleground district in late 2010s ⓘ |
| politicalTrend | shift from solid Republican to competitive ⓘ |
| previouslyContained | northern Atlanta suburbs ⓘ |
| recentlyRepresentedByParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingEvent |
boundaries changed after 2010 census
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boundaries changed after 2020 census ⓘ |
| regionType | suburban ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Karen Handel
NERFINISHED
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Lucy McBath NERFINISHED ⓘ Newt Gingrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| suburbanAreaOf | Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1994 United States House of Representatives elections
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RepublicanLeaderSeat
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Georgia's 6th congressional district
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this entity surface form:
Georgia 6th congressional district
Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives)
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representedDistrict
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Georgia's 6th congressional district
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subject surface form:
Newt Gingrich