Barrington Martin II

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Barrington Martin II

Democratic Party

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Last election

September 29, 2020

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Atlanta, Ga.

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Barrington Martin II (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on September 29, 2020.

Martin also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

Special election

See also: Georgia's 5th Congressional District special election, 2020

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for U.S. House Georgia District 5

Kwanza Hall defeated Robert Franklin in the special general runoff election for U.S. House Georgia District 5 on December 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kwanza Hall (D)	54.3	13,450
		Robert Franklin (D)	45.7	11,332

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,782
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General election

Special general election for U.S. House Georgia District 5

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Georgia District 5 on September 29, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kwanza Hall (D)	31.7	11,104
✔		Robert Franklin (D)	28.6	9,987
		Mable Thomas (D)	19.1	6,692
		Keisha Sean Waites (D)	12.2	4,255
		Barrington Martin II (D)	5.6	1,944
		Chase Oliver (L)	2.0	712
		Steven Muhammad (Independent)	0.8	282

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,976
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Regular election

See also: Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 5

Nikema Williams defeated Angela Stanton King in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikema Williams (D)	85.1	301,857
		Angela Stanton King (R)	14.9	52,646

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,503
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Lewis (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 5

Incumbent John Lewis defeated Barrington Martin II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 5 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Lewis	87.6	142,541
		Barrington Martin II	12.4	20,096

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,637
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 5

Angela Stanton King advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 5 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Stanton King	100.0	8,566

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,566
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Barrington Martin II completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Barrington D. Martin II was born and raised in the great city of Atlanta, GA. Being an Atlanta native, Barrington has seen the changes that the city of Atlanta has undergone, and although he appreciates the progress of the city, he believes that there's still so much work to be done. Barrington's youth was regarded with extreme interest of the law. He is an alumni of the Atlanta Bar Summer Internship program where he interned at many of the prestigious firms around Atlanta, Nelson Mullins, Sutherland Asbill, and Bondurant MIxon to name a few. Participating within the program for three years he earned every achievement the program offered. He won the Terrance Croft essay award within his second year and his final year he was rewarded with Intern of the Year honors. Upon graduation from Cedar Grove High School, as class president, he was awarded many academic and athletic honors, the Coca-Cola award for excellence in the classroom as well as on the basketball court, and the McDonald's Ray Kroc award for exhibiting characteristics of citizenship, leadership, scholarship and sportsmanship. He is a graduate of Georgia State University with a BA in Political Science and a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated. Barrington is a natural born leader, hard-working, and ready to continue the great work that has occurred within the district. Barrington is the change the people have been waiting for, and the change the people can trust.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• The American people have worked long and hard enough for an efficient economy now it time for the economy to work for the people. It is time for the people to experience their own bailout. This is why I propose #ThePeoplesBailout the holy union of Universal Basic Income and Universal Healthcare.
• Homelessness and poverty should not exist within a nation that has the abundance of the United States.
• It is important that we instill better morals and principles into our nation. We shall no longer participate in wars, we shall seek justice for "Black" American's through reparations, and we shall restore the liberty given to all American citizens through the Constitution.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

-Universal Basic Income

-Universal Healthcare
-Ending ALL Wars
-Increasing Teacher Salary to minimum $75,000
-Legalizing all Drugs
-Repairing the Environment
-Term Limits for Congress
-Women's Rights
-Indigenous ("Black" American) Rights
-Housing Rights
-Data Rights

-Food and Health

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Footnotes

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

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Democratic Party (7)