2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia


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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.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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All 14 Georgia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout69.28% Increase 24.68 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 10 4
Seats won 10 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,272,460 1,498,437
Percentage 60.26% 39.74%
Swing Increase 1.74% Decrease 1.74%

Republican

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

  90>%

Democratic

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

  90>%

Results of the general election by district:[1]

2016 Georgia's 1st congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2015. Carter was running unopposed.

2016 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election
 

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

 

County results

Bishop      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Duke      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%


U.S. Representative before election

Sanford Bishop
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Sanford Bishop
Democratic

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

  • Greg Duke, optician, former Lee County School Board member and nominee for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary

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  • Bobby Scott
2016 Georgia's 3rd congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2005. Westmoreland announced he would not seek re-election.

Eliminated in primary

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  • Hayden Marlowe (running for the state senate)[8][4]
  • Angela Pendley
Eliminated in primary

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  • Tamarkus Cook, pastor[10]
2016 Georgia's 4th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2007. Johnson was unchallenged in the primary.

  • Victor Armendariz, business graduate[11]
2016 Georgia's 5th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 1987. Lewis was unchallenged in the primary.

  • Douglas Bell, small business owner
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 had represented the district since 2005.

  • Rodney Stooksbury
2016 Georgia's 7th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2011.

  • Rashid Malik, entrepreneur and teacher
2016 Georgia's 8th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2011.

Eliminated in primary

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  • Angela Hicks, truck driver
  • James Neal Harris, retired deputy sheriff with Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and candidate for this seat in 2006[12]
2016 Georgia's 9th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented northeastern Georgia since 2013. He was re-elected with 81% of the vote in 2014.

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.[13][14]

Eliminated in primary

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  • 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
2016 Georgia's 10th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2015.

2016 Georgia's 11th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2015.

Eliminated in primary

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  • Don Wilson
2016 Georgia's 12th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2015.

Eliminated in primary

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  • Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014
  • Tricia Carpenter McCracken, journalist
Eliminated in primary

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  • Joyce Nolin
2016 Georgia's 13th congressional district election
 

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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 had represented the district since 2003.

2016 Georgia's 14th congressional district election
 

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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 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.[15]

Eliminated in primary

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Official Results". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Two candidates vying for Congressman Westmoreland's seat". WRBL. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Campbell, Sarah Fay (March 6, 2016). "Candidate qualifying runs through Friday". Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Gould Sheinin, Aaron (January 20, 2016). "Mike Crane seeks to clear field in Third District race for Congress". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Campbell, Sarah Fay (January 29, 2016). "Mix, toy store owner, running for Congress". Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Harrison, Danny (January 28, 2016). "Jim Pace to Run for Congress". Fayette County News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  8. ^ Campbell, Sarah Fay (January 27, 2016). "Ferguson, Marlowe seeking congressional seat". Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Georgia House Primary Runoff Results". Politico. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  10. ^ Skinner, Winston (March 7, 2016). "Tamarkus Cook to seek U.S. House seat as Democrat". Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Meet Victor". Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "James Harris Annouces [sic] Candidacy For U.S. Congress". October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  13. ^ Alex Isenstadt (January 31, 2015). "They're back! The new tea party surge". Politico. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  14. ^ Daniel Malloy (January 13, 2015). "Doug Collins gets a possible primary challenge over his Boehner vote". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  15. ^ "Mickey Tuck announces candidacy for 14th U.S. Congressional District". Rome News-Tribune. April 16, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.