The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 14

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including

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and

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Overview

By district

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

District 1

Incumbent Republican representative

Jack Kingston John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002–06) ...

did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican

Saxby Chambliss Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from ...

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

Buddy Carter Earl LeRoy "Buddy" Carter (born September 6, 1957) is an American pharmacist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district since 2015. The district is based in Savannah and includes most of the stat ...

, state senator

=Eliminated in primary

= * Darwin Carter, former USDA official * Jeff Chapman, state representative * Bob Johnson, surgeon * Earl Martin, physician * John McCallum, venture capitalist

=Withdrawn

= * Stefan Jarvis, realtor * David Schwarz, former congressional aide

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Polling

Endorsements

Primary results

Runoff

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= * Brian Reese, UPS manager and minister

=Eliminated in primary

= * Marc Smith, navy veteran * Amy Tavio, realtor

=Withdrawn

= * Lesli Messinger, businesswoman

Primary results

Runoff

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

Incumbent Democratic representative

Sanford Bishop Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member o ...

has represented southwest Georgia since 1993.

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *Greg Duke, optician and former Lee County School Board member

=Eliminated in primary

= *Vivian Childs, retired educator

=Declined

= * John House, business consultant,

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and nominee for this seat in

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Incumbent Republican representative

Lynn Westmoreland Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland (born April 2, 1950) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2017 and the from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life, education and career Westmorel ...

, 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.Georgia 2014 General Election
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Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Chip Flanegan, businessman

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 4

Incumbent Democratic representative

Hank Johnson Henry Calvin Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, includin ...

has represented the

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-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%.Georgia Primary Results: Rick Allen Wins Primary to Face Barrow
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Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Tom Brown, DeKalb County Sheriff

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Incumbent Democratic representative

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...

has represented the

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

-based district since 1987. He was unopposed in the primary election as well as in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bob Montigel, businessman and

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 7

Incumbent Republican representative

Rob Woodall William Robert Woodall III (born February 11, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2021. The district included most of Gwinnett County, a suburban county northeast of Atlanta. A Republica ...

, who has represented the

Gwinnett County Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In 2020, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton C ...

-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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Thomas Wight, City Councilman

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Doug Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bernie Fontaine

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Vogel, medical researcher

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 10

Incumbent Republican representative

Paul Broun Paul Collins Broun Jr. (born May 14, 1946) is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Broun unsuccessf ...

did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Jody Hice Jody Brownlow Hice (born April 22, 1960) is an American politician, radio show host, and political activist who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Part ...

, pastor and candidate for

Georgia's 7th congressional district Georgia's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an a ...

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=Eliminated in primary

= * S. Mitchell Swan,

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Reservist * Mike Collins, trucking executive and son of former U.S. Representative

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* Gary Gerrard, attorney *

Donna Sheldon Donna Sheldon is an American politician from the state of Georgia. Sheldon is a former Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104. Education In 1984, Sheldon earned a degree in Science from Gainesville College. ...

, state representative * Stephen Simpson, businessman * Brian Slowinski, former chairman of the Columbia County Republican Party

=Withdrawn

= * John Douglas, former state senator

=Declined

= * Bill Cowsert, state senator * John Lunsford, former state representative *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Polling

* ^ Internal poll for Mike Collins campaign

Primary results

Runoff

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ken Dious, attorney

=Declined

= *

Mike Thurmond Michael L. Thurmond (born 5 January 1953) is an American author, attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was previously a representative in the Georgia Assembly. Thurmond served as ...

, former Commissioner of Labor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 11

Incumbent Republican representative

Phil Gingrey John Phillip Gingrey (born July 10, 1942) is an American physician and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). His district comprised the northwestern suburbs o ...

did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican

. 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

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Barry Loudermilk Barry Dean Loudermilk (born December 22, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Georgia who has been the U.S. representative from since 2015. The district covers a large slice of Atlanta's northern suburbs, including Marietta, Acwo ...

, state senator

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Bob Barr Robert Laurence Barr Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He served as a federal prosecutor and as a United States House of Representatives, Congressman. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Re ...

, former U.S. Representative and

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Presidential nominee in 2008 *

Allan Levene Allan Levene (born 1949 or 1950) is a British American information technology specialist. He is the first person ever to run for Congress in multiple states simultaneously. He was planning to simultaneously run for the United States House of Repr ...

, businessman *

Ed Lindsey Edward Harman "Ed" Lindsey, Jr. (born December 5, 1958) is an attorney and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. He represented the 54th district which covered parts of Fulton County, and the Republican Party. Lindsey served a ...

, Majority Whip of the

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* Larry Mrozinski, U.S. Army veteran * Tricia Pridemore, businesswoman and former State Workforce Development Executive Director

=Withdrawn

= * Hayden Collins, radio talk show host * Susan M. Davis, cancer research activist

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Judson Hill, state senator

Polling

Primary results

Runoff

=Polling

=Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declined

= *Patrick Thompson, technology sales executive and nominee for this seat in

General election

Endorsements

Results

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

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John Barrow, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Rick W. Allen, businessman and candidate for this seat in

Eliminated in primary

* Delvis Dutton, state representative * John Stone, Congressional aide and nominee for this seat in

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* Diane Vann, army nurse and candidate for

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* Eugene Yu, businessman

Declined

* Deke Copenhaver, Mayor of Augusta * Wright McLeod,

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lawyer and retired

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and candidate for this seat in

Tommie Williams Tommie Williams is an American politician from the state of Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party and was first elected to the Georgia Senate in 1998. Williams represented the 19th district, which encompassed Appling, Jeff Davis, Long, ...

, state senator

Polling

Primary results

General election

Campaign

Despite spending most of the campaign at a financial disadvantage to the incumbent, the Allen campaign capitalized on a Barrow fundraising letter sent during the 2012 campaign saying that he had voted with President Obama, who's approval was at an all-time low, 85 percent of the time. Despite

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rating the NRCC ads highlighting this as "Mostly False", they were nevertheless credited as helping to nationalize the race in a way that was damaging to Barrow.

Endorsements

Polling

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 26, 2014

Predictions

Results

District 13

Incumbent Democratic representative

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has represented the western and southern portions of the

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Michael Owens, businessman and Marine Corps veteran

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 14

Incumbent Republican representative

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, 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ken Herron, business consultant

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

References

External links

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