The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia, one from each of the state's fourteen congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on May 24.
Results summary By district Results of the general election by district:
DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 - - 210,243 100.00% - - 210,243 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 2 148,543 61.23% 94,056 38.77% - - 242,599 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 3 95,969 31.65% 207,218 68.35% - - 303,187 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 4 220,146 75.72% 70,593 24.28% - - 290,739 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 5 253,781 84.44% 46,768 15.56% - - 300,549 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 6 124,917 38.32% 201,088 61.68% - - 326,005 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 7 114,220 39.62% 174,081 60.38% - - 288,301 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 8 83,225 32.36% 173,983 67.64% - - 257,208 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 9 - - 256,535 100.00% - - 256,535 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 10 - - 243,725 100.00% - - 243,725 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 11 105,383 32.59% 217,935 67.41% - - 323,318 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 12 99,420 38.40% 159,492 61.60% - - 258,912 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 13 252,833 100.00% - - - - 252,833 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 14 - - 216,743 100.00% - - 216,743 100.00% Republican holdTotal 1,498,437 39.74% 2,272,460 60.26% - - 3,770,897 100.00%
District 1
The incumbent was Republican Buddy Carter, who had represented the district since 2015. Carter was running unopposed.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Buddy Carter, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 2
The incumbent was Democrat Sanford Bishop, who had represented the district since 1993. Bishop was unchallenged in the primary.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Greg Duke, optician, former Lee County School Board member and nominee for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary Diane Vann, army nurse, candidate for Georgia's 8th congressional district in 2010 and Georgia's 12th congressional district in 2014
Withdrawn Bobby Scott
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 3
The incumbent was Republican Lynn Westmoreland, who had represented the district since 2005. Westmoreland announced he would not seek re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Drew Ferguson, former mayor of West Point
Eliminated in primary Sam Anders Mike Crane, state senator Chip Flanegan, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014 Richard Mix Jim Pace Rod Thomas
Withdrawn Hayden Marlowe (running for state senate)
Declined Lynn Westmoreland, incumbent U.S. representative
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Runoff
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Angela Pendley
Eliminated in primary Tamarkus Cook, pastor
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 4
The incumbent was Democratic Hank Johnson, who had represented the district since 2007. Johnson was unchallenged in the primary.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. representative
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Victor Armendariz, business graduate
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 5
The incumbent was Democratic John Lewis, who had represented the district since 1987. Lewis was unchallenged in the primary.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Lewis, incumbent U.S. representative
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Douglas Bell, small business owner
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 6
The incumbent was Republican Tom Price, who had represented the district since 2005.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tom Price, incumbent U.S. representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Rodney Stooksbury
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 7
The incumbent was Republican Rob Woodall, who had represented the district since 2011.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Rashid Malik, entrepreneur and teacher
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 8
The incumbent was Republican Austin Scott, who had represented the district since 2011.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Angela Hicks, truck driver
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee James Neal Harris, retired deputy sheriff with Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and candidate for this seat in 2006
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 9
The incumbent was Republican Doug Collins, who had represented northeastern Georgia since 2013. He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014.
Republican primary Radio host and former Hall County Commissioner Al Gainey considered running against Collins in the Republican primary, following Collins' vote to re-elect John Boehner as Speaker of the House.
Candidates Nominee Doug Collins, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Paul Broun, former U.S. representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 Roger Fitzpatrick, school principal and candidate for this seat in 2012 Bernie Fontaine, candidate for this seat in 2014 Mike Scupin
Declined Al Gainey, radio host and former Hall County commissioner
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 10
The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice, who had represented the district since 2015.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jody Hice, incumbent U.S. representative
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 11
The incumbent was Republican Barry Loudermilk, who had represented the district since 2015.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Barry Loudermilk, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Hayden Collins, radio talk show host Daniel Cowan, businessman Billy Davis William Llop, certified public accountant and candidate for this seat in 2012
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Don Wilson
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 12
The incumbent was Republican Rick W. Allen, who had represented the district since 2015.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rick W. Allen, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tricia Carpenter McCracken, journalist
Eliminated in primary Joyce Nolin
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 13
The incumbent was Democrat David Scott, who had represented the district since 2003.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee David Scott, incumbent U.S. representative
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 14
The incumbent was Republican Tom Graves, who had represented northwestern Georgia since 2010. He was re-elected in 2014 with no general election opposition.
Mickey Tuck, an electrician and 1992 Floyd County Commission candidate, challenged Graves for the Republican nomination.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tom Graves, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Allan Levene, businessman and candidate for Georgia's 11th congressional district in 2014 Mickey Tuck, electrician
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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References
External links U.S. House elections in Georgia, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets