Georgia's 8th Senate district
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| Georgia's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 57.39% White 30.03% Black 7.28% Hispanic 1.21% Asian 0.28% Native American 0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.35% Other 4.50% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 192,396[1] 145,144 | ||
District 8 of the Georgia Senate is a senatorial district in South Georgia anchored in Valdosta.
The district includes all of Atkinson, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, and Pierce counties, as well as western Ware County including part of Waycross. The district includes the city of Valdosta and most of the Valdosta metropolitan area.
The current senator is Russ Goodman, a Republican from Cogdell first elected in 2020.[2]
District Officeholders
[edit]- Frederick Barrow Hand 1931 – 1932
- Loyce W. Turner 1975 –1998
- Tim Golden 1998 – January 12, 2015
- C. Ellis Black January 12, 2015 – January 11, 2021
- Russ Goodman January 11, 2021 – Present
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Senate District 8".