United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2014
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The2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections inGeorgia took place onNovember 4, 2014. Voterselected 14 candidates to serve in theU.S. House, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts.
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Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes anopen primary system, in which any voter can participate in a political party's primary election regardless of their partisan affiliation. A candidate must win a majority of votes cast in the primary in order to win the election. If no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff primary is held between the top two vote-getters.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Voter registration: Tovote in the primary, voters had to register by April 21, 2014. For thegeneral election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[3]
- See also:Georgia elections, 2014
A federal judge on July 11, 2013, ordered the state ofGeorgia to move its primary in 2014 from mid-July to May 2014, so that overseas voters have sufficient time to get ballots in case there are any runoffs, as required by federal law.[4]
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 9 of the 14 congressional seats fromGeorgia.
| Members of the U.S. House from Georgia -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 5 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 10 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 14 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 14 seats up for election in 2014 in Georgia. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Earl "Buddy" Carter | 21.8% | 156,512 | Brian Reese |
| District 2 |  Sanford Bishop | 18.3% | 162,936 | Greg Duke |
| District 3 | Lynn Westmoreland | 100% | 156,277 | Unopposed |
| District 4 | Hank Johnson | 100% | 161,211 | Unopposed |
| District 5 | John Lewis | 100% | 170,326 | Unopposed |
| District 6 | Tom Price | 32.1% | 210,504 | Robert Montigel |
| District 7 | Rob Woodall | 30.8% | 173,669 | Thomas Wight |
| District 8 | Austin Scott | 100% | 129,938 | Unopposed |
| District 9 | Doug Collins | 61.3% | 181,047 | David Vogel (Georgia) |
| District 10 | Jody Hice | 33% | 196,480 | Ken Dious |
| District 11 | Barry Loudermilk | 100% | 161,532 | Unopposed |
| District 12 | Rick Allen | 9.6% | 166,713 | John Barrow |
| District 13 | David Scott | 100% | 159,445 | Unopposed |
| District 14 | Tom Graves | 100% | 118,782 | Unopposed |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
July 22, 2014, Republican primary runoff candidates
July 22, 2014, Democratic primary runoff candidates
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Withdrew prior to primary
- Lesli Messinger: 20121st District candidate[12][13]
- David Schwarz: FormerRep.Jack Kingston staffer[7][14]
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Greg Duke
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Lynn Westmoreland - Incumbent
- No candidates filed to run
May 20, 2014, primary results
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- No candidates filed to run
- Hank Johnson - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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5th Congressional District
General election candidates
- No candidates filed to run
- John Lewis - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Tom Price - Incumbent
- Robert Montigel
May 20, 2014, primary results
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7th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Rob Woodall - Incumbent
- Thomas Wight
May 20, 2014, primary results
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8th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Austin Scott - Incumbent
- No candidates filed to run
May 20, 2014, primary results
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9th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Doug Collins - Incumbent
- David Vogel
May 20, 2014, primary results
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10th Congressional District
General election candidates
July 22, 2014, Republican primary runoff candidates
- Jody Hice
a - Mike Collins
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
11th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Barry Loudermilk
- No candidates filed to run
July 22, 2014, Republican primary runoff candidates
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
12th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Rick Allen
- John Barrow - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Declined to run
13th Congressional District
General election candidates
- No candidates filed to run
- David Scott - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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14th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Tom Graves - Incumbent
- No candidates filed to run
May 20, 2014, primary results
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Georgia, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑LexisNexis, "O.C.G.A. § 21-2-224," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑LexisNexis, "O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑Long Distance Voter, "Voter Registration Deadlines," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Your daily jolt: By federal order, Georgia's 2014 primary will be earliest in state history" accessed July 15, 2013
- ↑5.05.15.25.35.4Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Savannah Morning News "Kingston to make Senate race official" accessed May 6, 2013
- ↑7.07.1Roll Call "Former Kingston Staff to run for GA01" accessed May 14, 2013
- ↑Roll Call "Georgia Race Attracts Fifth GOP Candidate #GA01" accessed June 12, 2013
- ↑Roll Call "Fourth Republican Enters Crowded Georgia Race #GA01" accessed June 12, 2013
- ↑Savannah Now, "St. Simon's resident joins race for 1st Congressional District seat," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑Savannah Now, "Richmond Hill Realtor to run for congress," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑Examiner, "Lesli Messinger steps down as U.S. House candidate, addresses future plans," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Biz Journals.com, "Lesli Messinger Announces Candidacy for Congress, Focusing on Jobs, Economic Development and Rebuilding America's Future," accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑GPB News, "Republican Schwarz Exits Congressional Race," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑WMAZ 13, "Houston County woman to challenge Rep. Bishop," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Cov News, "Brown announces run for Congress," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑Roll Call, "Hank Johnson Faces First Serious Primary Threat in Georgia," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑Sandy Springs Patch, "Montigel to Run for Georgia's 6th Congressional District," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Thomas Wight for Congress, "Home," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Access North GA, "Congressional candidate launches campaign in Gainesville," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Jody Hice enters GOP race to replace Paul Broun" accessed April 16, 2013
- ↑Peach Pundit "Mike Collins is… IN for Georgia 10." accessed May 17, 2013
- ↑Dacula Patch, "Sheldon Resigns From House to Pursue Congressional Bid," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑Barrow Patch, "State Rep. Donna Sheldon Plans Run for Congress," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑Gary Gerrard for Congress, "Home," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑Vote Brian Slowinski, "Home," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ZPolitics, "Steven Simpson enters the 10th Congressional Race," accessed November 11, 2013
- ↑Swan for America, "Mitchell Swan announces Bold Plan for America," accessed January 27,. 2014
- ↑Online Athens, "Democrat Dious enters race to replace Broun," accessed September 27, 2013
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Barrow Patch "Williamson considering a run for Broun's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives" accessed April 16, 2013(dead link)
- ↑Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Running for Congress, in Georgia and three other states – at the same time," accessed November 12, 2013
- ↑GA Pundit "State Rep Ed Lindsey's Announcment" accessed April 16, 2013
- ↑38.038.138.2Atlanta Journal Constitution "Your daily jolt: Barry Loudermilk makes it a trio in GOP's 11th District race" accessed April 25, 2013
- ↑Macon.com, "Ga. state Senator resigns for congressional bid," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑Marietta Daily Journal "Tricia Pridemore to seek Gingrey" accessed May 14, 2013
- ↑Marietta Daily Journal, "Retired Army colonel vies for Gingrey’s seat," accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑Hayden for the House, "Home," accessed November 23, 2013(dead link)
- ↑Examiner, "Eugene Yu drops out of Senate race, enters Ga's 12th district," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑Z Politics, "Eugene Yu announces for U. S. Senate," accessed August 26, 2013
- ↑Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Your daily jolt: Korean-American to enter GOP race for U.S. Senate," accessed August 26, 2013
- ↑Florida Times Union, "Georgia's first Korean candidate for Senate says common sense makes him qualified," accessed August 26, 2013
- ↑Roll Call, "Georgia: House Aide Stone to Challenge Barrow Again in 2014," February 15, 2013
- ↑The Republic "Rick Allen of Augusta running again for GOP nomination to challenge Rep. John Barrow in 2014" accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑Peach Pundit, "Delvis Dutton Enters 12th CD Race To Challenge Barrow," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑Daily Journal, "State Rep. Delvis Dutton enters GOP primary race for congressional seat of Democrat Barrow," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑52.052.1The Republic "No shortage of Ga. Republicans weighing challenges to Rep. John Barrow for GOP-leaning seat" accessed June 14, 2013
- ↑Atlanta Journal Constitution "GOP hits John Barrow, still waiting on a candidate" accessed June 14, 2013
- ↑Augusta Chronicle "Wright McLeod says he won't run for U.S. Congress seat" accessed June 14, 2013
- ↑Peach Pundit, "David Scott Gets a Primary Challenger," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑Neighbor Newspapers, "Congressman faces challenge from Democrat for seat," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑Peach Pundit, "Tom Graves Gains A Challenger," accessed January 22, 2014
