Aspecial election filled the remainder of the term in theUnited States House of Representatives forGeorgia's 5th congressional district in the116th United States Congress . Incumbent representativeJohn Lewis , who was diagnosed withpancreatic cancer in December 2019, died on July 17, 2020, during his 17th term.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
As established by theConstitution of Georgia , GovernorBrian Kemp ordered aspecial election to fill out the remainder of Lewis's term for September 29, 2020.[ 4] [ 5]
On July 20, 2020, the state Democratic Party announced that State SenatorNikema Williams would replace Lewis on the November ballot,[ 6] [ 7]
Eliminated in blanket primary [ edit ] Eliminated in blanket primary [ edit ] Eliminated in blanket primary [ edit ] Steven Muhammad, community organizer[ 8] ^ Veronica Stracqualursi (July 19, 2020)."What happens to John Lewis' vacant US House seat in Georgia" .CNN . RetrievedJuly 19, 2020 . ^ Perrett, Connor."How Democrats plan to find a replacement for John Lewis on November's ballot by Monday" .Business Insider . RetrievedJuly 19, 2020 . ^ "The process of replacing Rep. John Lewis in the US House" .11Alive.com . July 18, 2020. RetrievedJuly 19, 2020 .^ "Atlanta lowering flags indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis" .KSTP . July 18, 2020. RetrievedJuly 19, 2020 .^ Raymond, Jonathan (July 31, 2020)."Here's who qualified to run in the special election to fill John Lewis' seat" .WXIA-TV – "11 Alive" . RetrievedSeptember 27, 2020 . ^ Alex Rogers (July 20, 2020)."Georgia state Sen. Nikema Williams picked to replace Lewis on November ballot" .CNN . RetrievedJuly 20, 2020 . ^ Panetta, Grace."Nikema Williams is selected as the Democratic nominee to replace Rep. John Lewis on the ballot for November" .Business Insider . RetrievedJuly 20, 2020 . ^a b c d e f g h i Raffensperger, Brad (August 13, 2020)."United States Representative District 5 Qualifying Candidate Information" .Elections Secretary of State Georgia Government ^ "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedSeptember 20, 2019 .^ "2020 Senate Ratings" .Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^ "2020 Senate race ratings" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived fromthe original on August 22, 2019. RetrievedAugust 28, 2019 .^ "2020 Election Forecast" .Politico . November 19, 2019.^ "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020" .Daily Kos Elections . RetrievedFebruary 28, 2020 .^ "Battle for White House" .RCP . April 19, 2019.^ "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections" .Niskanen Center . April 28, 2020. Archived fromthe original on June 21, 2020. RetrievedAugust 25, 2020 .^ "Results Summary" .Georgia Secretary of State . RetrievedSeptember 30, 2020 .^ "Results Summary" .Georgia Secretary of State . RetrievedDecember 14, 2020 .
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