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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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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.

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Results of the general election by district:[1]

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District 1

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

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District 2

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

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

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District 3

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

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  • Hayden Marlowe (running for the state senate)[13][9]
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  • Angela Pendley
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  • Tamarkus Cook, pastor[15]

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District 4

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

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  • Victor Armendariz, business graduate[16]

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District 5

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

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  • Douglas Bell, small business owner

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District 6

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

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  • Rodney Stooksbury

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District 7

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

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  • Rashid Malik, entrepreneur and teacher

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District 8

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

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  • Angela Hicks, truck driver

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  • James Neal Harris, retired deputy sheriff with Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and candidate for this seat in 2006[17]

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District 9

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

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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.[18][19]

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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
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District 10

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

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District 11

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

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  • Don Wilson

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District 12

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

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  • Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014

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  • Tricia Carpenter McCracken, journalist
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  • Joyce Nolin

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District 13

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

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District 14

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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.[20]

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