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Eugene Yu
Eugene Yu (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Eugene Yu served in the U.S. Army.[1] Yu's career experience includes owning a business and working as a deputy sheriff and firefighter.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 1
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Defonsio Daniels (D) | |
![]() | Amanda Hollowell (D) ![]() | |
![]() | Michael McCord (D) ![]() | |
![]() | Joseph Palimeno (D) | |
![]() | Randy Zurcher (D) ![]() | |
Matt Day (R) | ||
Patrick Farrell (R) | ||
James Kingston (R) | ||
Brian Montgomery (R) | ||
![]() | Krista Penn (R) | |
![]() | Kandiss Taylor (R) | |
Eugene Yu (R) |
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2024
See also: Georgia's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Georgia's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
Georgia's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 4
Incumbent Hank Johnson defeated Eugene Yu in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Hank Johnson (D) | 75.6 | 229,290 |
Eugene Yu (R) | 24.4 | 74,071 |
Total votes: 303,361 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ansel Postell (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 4
Incumbent Hank Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 4 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Hank Johnson | 100.0 | 53,269 |
Total votes: 53,269 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 4
Eugene Yu advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 4 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eugene Yu | 100.0 | 9,086 |
Total votes: 9,086 | ||||
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2022
See also: Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Rich McCormick defeated Bob Christian in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rich McCormick (R) | 62.2 | 206,886 | |
![]() | Bob Christian (D) ![]() | 37.8 | 125,612 |
Total votes: 332,498 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Rich McCormick defeated Jake Evans in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rich McCormick | 66.5 | 27,455 | |
![]() | Jake Evans | 33.5 | 13,808 |
Total votes: 41,263 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Bob Christian defeated Wayne White in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bob Christian ![]() | 55.5 | 18,776 |
Wayne White ![]() | 44.5 | 15,025 |
Total votes: 33,801 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kimberly Reuter (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rich McCormick | 43.1 | 48,967 | |
✔ | ![]() | Jake Evans | 23.0 | 26,160 |
![]() | Mallory Staples ![]() | 9.0 | 10,178 | |
Meagan Hanson | 8.4 | 9,539 | ||
Eugene Yu | 6.5 | 7,411 | ||
![]() | Blake Harbin ![]() | 3.7 | 4,171 | |
![]() | Byron Gatewood ![]() | 3.0 | 3,358 | |
![]() | Suzi Voyles ![]() | 2.3 | 2,646 | |
Paulette Smith | 1.0 | 1,123 |
Total votes: 113,553 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harold Earls (R)
- Eric Welsh (R)
2020
See also: Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Carolyn Bourdeaux defeated Rich McCormick in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | 51.4 | 190,900 |
Rich McCormick (R) | 48.6 | 180,564 |
Total votes: 371,464 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 52.8 | 44,710 |
![]() | Brenda Lopez Romero | 12.4 | 10,497 | |
![]() | Nabilah Islam Parkes ![]() | 12.3 | 10,447 | |
![]() | Rashid Malik ![]() | 8.0 | 6,780 | |
![]() | John Eaves | 7.7 | 6,548 | |
![]() | Zahra Karinshak | 6.8 | 5,729 |
Total votes: 84,711 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marqus Cole (D)
- David Kim (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rich McCormick | 55.1 | 35,280 | |
![]() | Renee Unterman | 17.4 | 11,143 | |
![]() | Mark Gonsalves | 7.2 | 4,640 | |
![]() | Lynne Homrich | 7.1 | 4,567 | |
Eugene Yu | 6.0 | 3,856 | ||
![]() | Lisa Babbage ![]() | 5.2 | 3,336 | |
![]() | Zachary Kennemore | 1.9 | 1,195 |
Total votes: 64,017 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Bullock (R)
- Harrison Floyd (R)
- Lerah Lee (R)
- Jacqueline Tseng (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 12
Incumbent Rick Allen defeated Francys Johnson in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rick Allen (R) | 59.5 | 148,986 |
![]() | Francys Johnson (D) | 40.5 | 101,503 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 |
Total votes: 250,492 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary West (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 12
Francys Johnson defeated Robert Ingham and Trent Nesmith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 12 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Francys Johnson | 52.9 | 16,991 |
Robert Ingham | 31.1 | 10,011 | ||
![]() | Trent Nesmith | 16.0 | 5,139 |
Total votes: 32,141 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 12
Incumbent Rick Allen defeated Eugene Yu in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 12 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rick Allen | 76.0 | 37,776 |
Eugene Yu | 24.0 | 11,938 |
Total votes: 49,714 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rick Allen (R) defeated Tricia Carpenter McCracken (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Allen defeated Eugene Yu in the Republican primary, while McCracken defeated Joyce Nolin to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.[3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
61.6% | 159,492 | |
Democratic | Tricia Carpenter McCracken | 38.4% | 99,420 | |
Total Votes | 258,912 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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79% | 46,686 | ||
Eugene Yu | 21% | 12,441 | ||
Total Votes | 59,127 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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62.2% | 16,138 | ||
Joyce Nolin | 37.8% | 9,787 | ||
Total Votes | 25,925 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
2014
Yu was a Republican candidate running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 12th Congressional District of Georgia. Yu was defeated by Rick Allen in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[5]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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54% | 25,093 | ||
Eugene Yu | 16.5% | 7,677 | ||
Delvis Dutton | 14.3% | 6,644 | ||
John Stone | 12.5% | 5,826 | ||
Diane Vann | 2.7% | 1,237 | ||
Total Votes | 46,477 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
Yu ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Georgia.[6][7][8] He withdrew from the race on February 20, 2014.[9]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Campaign website
Yu’s campaign website stated the following:
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EDUCATION As a business owner, I understand that skilled workers with moral character makes for success. Education is at the center of that success. As your 7th District Representative, Georgians can be assured that I will advocate for the return to parental rights, academic vs social focused learning, and school choice. ECONOMY As a business man, I know that a strong economy is essential for the prosperity of Georgia's families and communities. Business owners create jobs and pay salaries with entrepreneurship and small businesses at the heart of the American Dream. Heavy Government control and regulations make the American Dream difficult and expensive. The Government that governs least governs best. I will make it easy for Citizen to dream big without paying big. I will work tirelessly to create more jobs and economic opportunities for Georgians. I will stop the funneling of money without backing and American priorities first. HEALTHCARE America should be leading the world in healthcare for our citizens. As your Representative, I will promote billing reform, affordable healthcare through competition, not socialized medicine, and returning the power to doctors and patients for determining care, as opposed to protocols used to weaponize medicine. NATIONAL SECURITY Americans depend on their government to preserve and protect their way of life for themselves and their posterity. our 1st obligation is to those on our soil, then to those reaching our shores. It is that Constitutional Protection that drives thousands to our shore, and nations look to us in the time of need. I am proof America is for Immigration and an active part of the global community. I will fight for lawful entry into the US. To demand Border Security is not to keep people out, but to protect the lives and resources of those that dwell within. Safety first, then benevolence. 9 countries have nuclear capabilities. We have gone to war with 3 of these countries before, and tensions are mounting all across the globe with 6 of them. I advocate to ensure we are the best and the strongest at protecting Americans and our way of life. ABORTION Abortion— Human life, at all stages of development, in and out of the womb, must be protected. No exception. PUBLIC SAFETY The Crime Prevention Research Center reports that armed citizens reduce crime by 34%. I have and will always support the right of all Law Abiding American Citizens to protect themselves against any threat to their safety and well being. First Responders—It is the lack of staff and proper support to first responders that has created unsafe neighborhoods and poor police relations. Add to that a growing hate for these protectors, our cities are becoming criminal playgrounds making our citizens open targets without defense. I will defend and support every first responder to ensure American Families are safe.[10] |
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—Eugene Yu’s campaign website (2024)[11] |
2022
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Campaign website
Yu's campaign website stated the following:
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Bureaucracy Smaller Government Our huge government bureaucracy is unnecessary and hurts economic growth... Large government bureaucracy is unnecessary and hurts economic growth. Our Founding Fathers understood that the job of the government was to protect its citizens and their rights, not intrude into their private lives. Alongside the rights of citizens, many government regulations stifle business; Eugene will work hard in Washington to remove the redundant and pointless barriers that impede starting and growing small businesses. The Federal government itself is too big. Every year its budget continues to grow, and so does our national debt. We must put a stop to this for our children’s sake. Eugene believes in a comprehensive audit of the Federal government and its spending. Any spending not beneficial to the American taxpayers should be cut.
Balanced Budget Our national debt is out of control and growing every day... Our national debt is out of control and growing every day. It is of paramount importance that we arrest this growing problem and begin paying the debt down. Eugene believes in a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. Under his plan, the government should be revenue neutral while beginning to pay down the debt at 1% of our yearly GDP until the debt is paid off. Once we are out of debt as a country, that 1% will go towards the “rainy day fund,” which will be collected until there is a year’s worth of spending saved. This is strictly reserve money, to be used in case of war or natural disaster. In order to balance the budget, government spending will have to be reduced. With his plan for smaller government and fewer regulations, the country should see small business growth take off. There will be no need to raise taxes to pay off our debt, as businesses will be doing well and employees will be making better wages; that means that the total taxes taken in by the Government will grow - without having to raise taxes at all.
Lower Tax Rates A balanced budget allows for tax cuts for middle and working-class Americans... When the Balanced Budget becomes a reality, we can give tax cuts to hard-working middle and working-class Americans. With Big Government out of their daily lives, these families can decide for themselves the best way to use that money. As your congressman, Eugene will be an advocate for lower taxes so that hardworking American families can keep more of their well-deserved paychecks.
Fair Trade NAFTA has cost the United States millions of jobs and billions of dollars... NAFTA was negotiated during the Clinton years and has been a disaster for America. As a result of this deal, the United States lost millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars. Since 2013, Eugene has been calling to drop NAFTA and replace it with a deal that benefits America first. As your congressman, Eugene will work to make sure that our international trade agreements are fair to Americans.
Term Limits Term limits would eliminate "career politicians" and their corrupt practices... Term limits would change the landscape of Washington immediately. New faces would bring new ideas to the political arena. No longer would there be the “career politician,” who was elected at an early age and has no idea how life works out in the real world. committed to term limits for members of Congress and will call for an amendment that codifies term limits into the Constitution.[10] |
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—Eugene Yu's campaign website (2022)[12] |
2020
Eugene Yu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Yu’s campaign website stated the following:
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Smaller Government Our huge government bureaucracy is unnecessary and hurts economic growth. Our Founding Fathers understood that the job of the Government was to protect its citizens and their rights, not intrude into private lives. Many government regulations stifle business, and I will work hard in Washington to remove the redundant and pointless barriers that impede starting and growing small business. The Federal government itself is too big. Every year its budget continues to grow, and so does our national debt. We must put a stop to this for our children’s sake. Many government programs are redundant and essentially do the same job, just through a different department. President Trump recently ordered a complete audit of the Pentagon for this reason. Not only do I support him in this, but I would go further and have a comprehensive audit of the entire Federal government and its spending. I believe that any spending not beneficial to the American taxpayers should be cut. Balanced Budget Our national debt is over 22 trillion dollars and growing every day. It is of paramount importance that we arrest this growing problem and begin paying the debt down. I believe in a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. Under my plan, the government should be revenue neutral while beginning to pay down the debt at 1% of yearly GDP. We will do this until the debt is paid off. Once we are out of debt as a country, that 1% will go towards the “rainy day fund,” which we will collect until there is a year’s worth of spending saved. This is strictly reserve money, to be used in case of war or natural disaster. In order to balance the budget, government spending will have to be reduced. With my plan for smaller government and fewer regulations, the country should see small business growth take off. There will be no need to raise taxes to pay off our debt because businesses will be doing well and employees will be making better wages, and that means that the total taxes taken in by the Government will grow - without having to raise taxes at all. Lower Taxes When the Balanced Budget becomes a reality, we can give tax cuts to hard-working middle- and working-class Americans. With Big Government out of their daily lives, I believe these families can decide for themselves the best way to use that money. President Trump proved this when he signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Over 80% of middle-class families got tax relief, and small business owners saw tax cuts of 20%. After this act went into effect, the economy roared back to life and has continued to show rapid growth. As an advocate of lower taxes for middle- and working-class Americans, I support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and I supported the President as he pushed this bill through Congress. Fair Trade NAFTA was negotiated during the Clinton years and has been a disaster for our country. As a result of this deal, the United States lost millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars. Since 2013, I have been calling for dropping NAFTA and replacing it with a deal that benefited America first, and that’s exactly what President Trump did. As your congressman, I will work with the President to make sure that our trade deals around the world are fair to us. Term Limits Term limits would change the landscape of Washington immediately. New faces would bring new ideas to the political arena. No longer would there be the “career politician,” who was elected at an early age and has no idea how life works out in the real world. I am committed to term limits for members of Congress and will call for an amendment that codifies Term Limits into the Constitution.[10] |
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—Eugene Yu[13] |
2016
The following issues were listed on Yu's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Eugene Yu's campaign website, http://www.yu4congress.us/#!issues/cee5 |
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Eugene Yu," accessed April 5, 2022
- ↑ Eugene Yu for Congress, "Meet Eugene," accessed April 5, 2022
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Examiner, "Eugene Yu drops out of Senate race, enters Ga's 12th district," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Examiner, "Eugene Yu drops out of Senate race, enters Ga's 12th district," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Eugene Yu’s campaign website, “Platform,” accessed April 24, 2024
- ↑ Eugene Yu for Congress, “Meet Eugene,” accessed March 30, 2022
- ↑ Eugene Yu 2020 campaign website, "Eugene Yu's American Dream Plan," accessed April 9, 2020