2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 14 Georgia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	69.28% 24.68 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 10 4 Seats won 10 4 Seat change Popular vote 2,272,460 1,498,437 Percentage 60.26% 39.74% Swing 1.74% 1.74%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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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

District 1

2016 Georgia's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Buddy Carter Party Republican Popular vote 210,243 Percentage 99.6%

U.S. Representative before election Buddy Carter Republican Elected U.S. Representative Buddy Carter Republican

The incumbent was Republican Buddy Carter, who has represented the district since 2015. Carter is running unopposed.

District 2

2016 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Sanford Bishop Greg Duke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 148,543 94,056 Percentage 62.2% 38.8%

U.S. Representative before election Sanford Bishop Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Sanford Bishop, who has represented the district since 1993. Bishop was unchallenged in the primary.

District 3

2016 Georgia's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Drew Ferguson Angela Pendley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,218 95,969 Percentage 68.3% 31.7%

Results by precinct Ferguson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Pendley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Lynn Westmoreland Republican Elected U.S. Representative Drew Ferguson Republican

The incumbent was Republican Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented the district since 2005. Westmoreland announced he would not seek re-election.

District 4

2016 Georgia's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Hank Johnson Victor Armendariz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 220,146 70,593 Percentage 75.7% 24.3%

Results by precinct Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Armendariz:      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Hank Johnson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hank Johnson Democratic

The incumbent was Democratic Hank Johnson, who has represented the district since 2007. Johnson was unchallenged in the primary.

District 5

2016 Georgia's 5th congressional district election

Nominee John Lewis Douglas Bell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 253,781 46,768 Percentage 84.4% 15.6%

U.S. Representative before election John Lewis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Lewis Democratic

The incumbent was Democratic John Lewis, who has represented the district since 1987. Lewis was unchallenged in the primary.

District 6

2016 Georgia's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Tom Price Rodney Stooksbury Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 201,088 124,917 Percentage 61.2% 38.8%

Precinct Results Price:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Stooksbury:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tom Price Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Price Democratic

The incumbent was Republican Tom Price, who has represented the district since 2005.

District 7

2016 Georgia's 7th congressional district election

Nominee Rob Woodall Rashid Malik Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 174,081 114,220 Percentage 60.4% 39.6%

Precinct Results Woodall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Malik:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Rob Woodall Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rob Woodall Republican

The incumbent was Republican Rob Woodall, who has represented the district since 2011.

District 8

2016 Georgia's 8th congressional district election

Nominee Austin Scott James Neal Harris Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 173,983 83,225 Percentage 67.6% 32.4%

Results by precinct Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Austin Scott Republican Elected U.S. Representative Austin Scott Republican

The incumbent was Republican Austin Scott, who has represented the district since 2011.

District 9

2016 Georgia's 9th congressional district election

Nominee Doug Collins Party Republican Popular vote 256,535 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Doug Collins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Doug Collins Republican

The incumbent was Republican Doug Collins, who has represented northeastern Georgia since 2013. He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014.

District 10

2016 Georgia's 10th congressional district election

Nominee Jody Hice Party Republican Popular vote 243,725 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Jody Hice Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jody Hice Republican

The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice, who has represented the district since 2015.

District 11

2016 Georgia's 11th congressional district election

Nominee Barry Loudermilk Don Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 217,935 105,383 Percentage 67.4% 32.6%

U.S. Representative before election Barry Loudermilk Republican Elected U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk Republican

The incumbent was Republican Barry Loudermilk, who has represented the district since 2015.

District 12

2016 Georgia's 12th congressional district election

Nominee Rick W. Allen Tricia Carpenter McCracken Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 159,492 99,420 Percentage 61.6% 38.4%

Results by precinct Allen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% McCracken:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Rick W. Allen Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rick W. Allen Republican

The incumbent was Republican Rick W. Allen, who has represented the district since 2015.

District 13

2016 Georgia's 13th congressional district election

Nominee David Scott Party Democratic Popular vote 252,833 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election David Scott Democratic Elected U.S. Representative David Scott Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat David Scott, who has represented the district since 2003.

District 14

2016 Georgia's 14th congressional district election

Nominee Tom Graves Party Republican Popular vote 216,743 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Graves Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Graves Republican

The incumbent was Republican Tom Graves, who has 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, is challenging Graves for the Republican nomination.^[15]

References

External links

• U.S. House elections in Georgia, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets