November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 → 10 4 60.26% 39.74% | 10 4 2,272,460 1,498,437 Start date November 8, 2016 | |
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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.
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District 1
The incumbent is Republican Buddy Carter, who has represented the district since 2015. Carter is running unopposed.
District 2
The incumbent is Democrat Sanford Bishop, who has represented the district since 1993. Bishop was unchallenged in the primary.
Candidates
District 3
The incumbent is Republican Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented the district since 2005. Westmoreland announced he would not seek re-election.
Candidates
Candidates
District 4
The incumbent is Democratic Hank Johnson, who has represented the district since 2007. Johnson was unchallenged in the primary.
District 5
The incumbent is Democratic John Lewis, who has represented the district since 1987. Lewis was unchallenged in the primary.
District 6
The incumbent is Republican Tom Price, who has represented the district since 2015.
District 7
The incumbent is Republican Rob Woodall, who has represented the district since 2011.
District 8
The incumbent is Republican Austin Scott, who has represented the district since 2011.
District 9
The incumbent is Republican Doug Collins, who has 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 is considering running against Collins in the Republican primary, following Collins' vote to re-elect John Boehner as Speaker of the House.
District 10
The incumbent is Republican Jody Hice, who has represented the district since 2015.
District 11
The incumbent is Republican Barry Loudermilk, who has represented the district since 2015.
District 12
The incumbent is Republican Rick Allen, who has represented the district since 2015.
District 13
The incumbent is Democrat David Scott, who has represented the district since 2003.
District 14
The incumbent is 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.