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Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

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Georgia's 3rd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary: May 24, 2022
Primary runoff: June 21, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
General runoff: December 6, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Georgia
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+18
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Georgia, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. A general runoff election was scheduled for December 6, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Val Almonord in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson (R)
 
68.7
 
213,524
Image of Val Almonord
Val Almonord (D)
 
31.3
 
97,057

Total votes: 310,581
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Val Almonord advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Val Almonord
Val Almonord
 
100.0
 
32,207

Total votes: 32,207
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Jared Craig in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
 
82.7
 
96,314
Image of Jared Craig
Jared Craig
 
17.3
 
20,175

Total votes: 116,489
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

Election information in Georgia: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 28, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 17, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2]

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Drew Ferguson Republican Party $3,427,041 $3,346,819 $418,309 As of December 31, 2022
Val Almonord Democratic Party $76,891 $54,967 $36 As of December 31, 2022
Jared Craig Republican Party $39,866 $41,658 $-444 As of November 18, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[4][5][6]

Race ratings: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Georgia in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Georgia, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Georgia U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A $5,220.00 3/11/2022 Source
Georgia U.S. House Unaffiliated 5% of eligible voters in the district $5,220.00 7/12/2022 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Georgia District 3
before 2020 redistricting cycle

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Georgia District 3
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Georgia after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Georgia
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Georgia's 1st 42.6% 56.0% 43.1% 55.5%
Georgia's 2nd 54.7% 44.4% 55.7% 43.4%
Georgia's 3rd 34.4% 64.4% 36.8% 62.0%
Georgia's 4th 78.3% 20.6% 78.8% 20.2%
Georgia's 5th 82.6% 16.2% 86.2% 12.6%
Georgia's 6th 41.8% 56.7% 52.4% 46.1%
Georgia's 7th 62.3% 36.5% 54.8% 43.7%
Georgia's 8th 35.7% 63.3% 37.0% 62.0%
Georgia's 9th 30.4% 68.3% 22.4% 76.4%
Georgia's 10th 37.7% 61.1% 39.2% 59.6%
Georgia's 11th 41.5% 56.8% 41.5% 56.9%
Georgia's 12th 44.3% 54.5% 43.0% 55.8%
Georgia's 13th 79.7% 19.3% 75.6% 23.4%
Georgia's 14th 30.7% 68.1% 25.3% 73.4%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Georgia.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Georgia in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 19, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Eighty-two candidates filed to run in Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 31 Democrats and 51 Republicans. That’s 5.86 candidates per district, more than the 5.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.42 in 2018. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Georgia was apportioned 14 districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

The 82 candidates who ran this year were the most candidates running for Georgia's U.S. House seats since at least 2012, the earliest year for which we have data.

Two seats — the 6th and the 10th — were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That’s one less than in 2020, when three seats were open. There were no open seats in 2018, one in 2016, and three in 2014. Rep. Jody Hice (R), who represented the 10th district, ran for Georgia Secretary of State. Thirteen candidates — five Democrats and eight Republicans — ran to replace him, the most candidates running for a seat this year.

Rep. Lucy McBath (D), who represented the 6th district, ran in the 7th district. She was the only incumbent running in a different district than the one she represented. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D), the incumbent in the 7th district, ran for re-election. That made the 7th district the only district featuring two incumbents running against each other.

There were eight contested Democratic primaries this year, the same number as in 2020 and 2018, and nine contested Republican primaries, one more than in 2020 and the highest number since at least 2012. There were eight incumbents in contested primaries, the most since at least 2012.

Five incumbents did not face any primary challengers. Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 14 districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year. The last year in which a party was guaranteed a seat because no candidate from the other party filed was 2018, when then-incumbent Rep. John Lewis (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the 5th district.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 3rd the 56th most Republican district nationally.[9]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Georgia's 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
34.4% 64.4%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2020

Georgia presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 20 Democratic wins
  • 10 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R AI[10] R D D R R D R R R R R R D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Georgia
Georgia United States
Population 9,687,653 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 57,716 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 58.6% 72.5%
Black/African American 31.6% 12.7%
Asian 4% 5.5%
Native American 0.4% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.8% 4.9%
Multiple 2.6% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 9.5% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.1% 88%
College graduation rate 31.3% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $58,700 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 15.1% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 6 8
Republican 0 8 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 14 16

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Georgia, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Brian Kemp
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Geoff Duncan
Secretary of State Republican Party Brad Raffensperger
Attorney General Republican Party Chris Carr

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Georgia General Assembly as of November 2022.

Georgia State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 22
     Republican Party 34
     Vacancies 0
Total 56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 75
     Republican Party 103
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 2
Total 180

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Georgia was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Georgia Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eighteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

District history

2020

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Val Almonord in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson (R)
 
65.0
 
241,526
Image of Val Almonord
Val Almonord (D)
 
35.0
 
129,792

Total votes: 371,318
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Val Almonord advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Val Almonord
Val Almonord
 
100.0
 
56,240

Total votes: 56,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
 
100.0
 
94,166

Total votes: 94,166
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2018

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Chuck Enderlin in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson (R)
 
65.5
 
191,996
Image of Chuck Enderlin
Chuck Enderlin (D)
 
34.5
 
101,010

Total votes: 293,006
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Chuck Enderlin defeated Rusty Oliver in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Enderlin
Chuck Enderlin
 
59.9
 
13,614
Image of Rusty Oliver
Rusty Oliver
 
40.1
 
9,126

Total votes: 22,740
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Philip Singleton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
 
74.4
 
43,381
Image of Philip Singleton
Philip Singleton
 
25.6
 
14,948

Total votes: 58,329
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2016

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lynn Westmoreland (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Drew Ferguson (R) defeated Angela Pendley (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ferguson defeated Mike Crane in the primary runoff election on July 26, 2016. Prior to that, Ferguson and Crane defeated Jim Pace, Richard Mix, Arnall Thomas, Chip Flanegan, and Samuel Anders to advance to the runoff election, while Angela Pendley defeated Tamarkus Cook in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.[11][12][13]

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Ferguson 68.3% 207,218
     Democratic Angela Pendley 31.7% 95,969
Total Votes 303,187
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Crane 26.9% 15,584
Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Ferguson 26.8% 15,491
Jim Pace 23% 13,312
Chip Flanegan 9.9% 5,728
Richard Mix 9.1% 5,285
Samuel Anders 2.9% 1,657
Arnall Thomas 1.4% 812
Total Votes 57,869
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Ferguson 53.9% 22,813
Mike Crane 46.1% 19,490
Total Votes 42,303
Source: Politico
Note: Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.
U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Pendley 50.2% 6,495
Tamarkus Cook 49.8% 6,444
Total Votes 12,939
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

2014

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Lynn Westmoreland (R) won an uncontested general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Westmoreland Incumbent 100% 156,277
Total Votes 156,277
Source: Georgia Secretary of State
U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Westmoreland Incumbent 69.5% 37,106
Chip Flanagan 30.5% 16,294
Total Votes 53,400
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


See also

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Footnotes

  1. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  2. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  3. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  7. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  8. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  9. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  10. American Independent Party
  11. Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
  12. The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
  13. Politico, "Georgia House Primary Runoff Results," July 26, 2016


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