2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia


The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Georgia, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator.

Overview

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:

District 1

Incumbent Republican representative Jack Kingston did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.

Republican primary

;Declared candidates
;Withdrawn candidates

Results

Runoff

Democratic primary

;Declared candidates
;Withdrawn candidates

Runoff

General election

District 2

Incumbent Democratic representative Sanford Bishop has represented southwest Georgia since 1993. Republican optician and former Lee County School Board member Greg Duke and retired educator Vivian Childs are the announced challengers. Business Consultant and retired army officer John House was thought to be interested in a rematch, but ultimately did not file to run again.

Primary results

General election

District 3

Incumbent Republican representative Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented West-Central Georgia since 2005, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run. He was opposed in the Republican primary by businessman Chip Flanegan, but prevailed and was unopposed in the general election.

Primary results

General election

District 4

Incumbent Democratic representative Hank Johnson has represented the Dekalb County-based district since 2007. He was opposed for renomination in the Democratic primary by DeKalb County Sheriff Tom Brown. Despite Brown raising the adequate funds to run a credible challenge to the incumbent, Johnson won with 55% to Brown's 45%.

Primary results

General election

District 5

Incumbent Democratic representative John Lewis has represented the Atlanta-based district since 1987. He was unopposed in the primary election as well as in the general election.

Primary results

General election

District 6

Incumbent Republican representative Tom Price was a potential candidate for U.S. Senate, but ultimately declined to enter the race. Businessman and army veteran Bob Montigel was the Democratic candidate.

Primary results

General election

District 7

Incumbent Republican representative Rob Woodall, who has represented the Gwinnett County-based district since 2011, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run. Woodall will be opposed by Lilburn City Councilman Thomas Wight as the Democratic candidate.

Primary results

General election

District 8

Incumbent Republican representative Austin Scott, who has represented central Georgia since 2011, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run. He was unopposed in the primary election and was unopposed in the general election.

Primary results

General election

District 9

Incumbent Republican representative Doug Collins, who has represented northeastern Georgia since January 2013, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run. He defeated Bernie Fontaine for renomination and will be opposed by Democratic medical researcher David Vogel in the general election.

Primary results

General election

District 10

Incumbent Republican representative Paul Broun did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.

Republican primary

;Declared candidates
;Withdrawn candidates
;Declined to run

Runoff

Democratic primary

;Declared candidates
;Declined to run

General election

District 11

Incumbent Republican representative Phil Gingrey did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.
Democrat Patrick Thompson, a technology sales executive and the nominee for the seat in 2012, planned to run again, but ultimately declined to do so.

Republican primary

;Declared candidates
;Withdrawn candidates
;Declined to run

Results

Runoff

Polling
Results

General election

District 12

Incumbent Democratic representative John Barrow, who has represented southeastern Georgia since 2005, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.

Democratic primary

;Results

Republican primary

;Declared candidates
;Declined to run

Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 13

Incumbent Democratic representative David Scott has represented the western and southern portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area since 2003. Michael Owens, a businessman and Marine Corps veteran, ran against Scott in the primary, but was defeated. Scott was unopposed in the general election.

Primary results

General election

District 14

Incumbent Republican representative Tom Graves, who has represented northwestern Georgia since 2010, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run. He was unsuccessfully challenged in the Republican primary by manager and business consultant Ken Herron, and was unopposed in the general election.

Primary results

General election