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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Buddy Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
General election
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
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Withdrawn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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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Drew Ferguson, former mayor of West Point[8]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
- Lynn Westmoreland, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Runoff
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Angela Pendley
Eliminated in primary
- 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Republican primary
Candidates
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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- 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.
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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District 8
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The incumbent was Republican Austin Scott, who had represented the district since 2011.
Republican primary
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- Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Angela Hicks, truck driver
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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.
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.[18][19]
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[2]
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District 10
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The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice, who had represented the district since 2015.
Republican primary
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- Jody Hice, incumbent U.S. Representative
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District 11
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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
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Nominee
- 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.
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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District 13
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The incumbent was Democrat David Scott, who had represented the district since 2003.
Democratic primary
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Nominee
- David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
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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]
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
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General election
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