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.

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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
parts of DeKalb County
parts of Fulton County
country United States of America
surface form: United States
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 NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
notableElection 2017 special election
notableFormerRepresentative Karen Handel NERFINISHED
Newt Gingrich NERFINISHED
Tom Price NERFINISHED
notableFormerRepresentativeRole Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives NERFINISHED
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
boundaries changed after 2020 census
regionType suburban
representedBy Karen Handel NERFINISHED
Lucy McBath NERFINISHED
Newt Gingrich NERFINISHED
Tom Price NERFINISHED
state Georgia
suburbanAreaOf Atlanta NERFINISHED

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Carl Vinson representedDistrict Georgia's 6th congressional district
this entity surface form: Georgia 6th congressional district
Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) representedDistrict Georgia's 6th congressional district
subject surface form: Newt Gingrich