Georgia's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 13th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent David Scott (D), who was first elected in 2002, won an uncontested general election. Scott defeated primary challenger Michael Owens. He won an uncontested general election.[4] As of July, Scott maintained over $72,000 cash-on-hand as opposed to over $200,000 at the 2013 Year-End Quarterly.
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Primary: A primary 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 an open 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.[5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 21, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[7]
- See also: Georgia elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was David Scott (D), who was first elected in 2002.
Georgia's 13th Congressional District was located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area and encircles the city. It includes all of Douglas County and portions of Clayton, Cobb, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
No candidates filed to run- David Scott - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election results
The 13th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David Scott (D) won an uncontested general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Scott Incumbent |
100% | 159,445 | |
| Total Votes | 159,445 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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David Scott Incumbent |
82.2% | 29,486 | ||
| Michael Owens | 17.8% | 6,367 | ||
| Total Votes | 35,853 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[11] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[12] David Scott voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[13]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[14] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. David Scott voted for HR 2775.[15]
Campaign contributions
David Scott
| David Scott (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 15, 2013 | $184,079.70 | $45,005.49 | $(80,594.73) | $148,490.46 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 15, 2013 | $148,490.46 | $139,880.30 | $(99,185.30) | $189,185.46 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 13, 2013 | $189,185.46 | $71,200.00 | $(89,056.01) | $171,329.45 | ||||
| Year-end[19] | January 31, 2014 | $171,329 | $162,837 | $(133,546) | $200,621 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $200,621 | $172,090 | $(275,039) | $97,672 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $62,112.00 | $109,700.00 | $(99,120.00) | $72,694.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $700,712.79 | $(776,541.04) | ||||||||
Michael Owens
| Michael Owens (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year End[21] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $15,650 | $(12,530) | $3,120 | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $3,120 | $18,680 | $(25,221) | $−3,421 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $34,330 | $(37,751) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, David Scott (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated S. Malik in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Scott Incumbent |
71.7% | 201,988 | |
| Republican | S. Malik | 28.3% | 79,550 | |
| Total Votes | 281,538 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, David Scott won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Crane (R) in the general election.[23]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Scott incumbent |
69.4% | 140,294 | |
| Republican | Mike Crane | 30.6% | 61,771 | |
| Total Votes | 202,065 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 3, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
