Georgia's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]
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The 4th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Heading into the election, the incumbent was Hank Johnson (D), who was first elected in 2006. He won an uncontested general election.[4] He held off a primary challenge from Thomas Brown. After 13 years as DeKalb County sheriff, Brown gave up his badge to challenge Johnson.[5][6] Johnson ran unopposed in the general election.[7]
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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 registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[8][9]
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.[10]
- See also: Georgia elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Hank Johnson (D), who was first elected in 2006.
Georgia's 4th Congressional District includes Rockdale County and parts of Dekalb, Gwinnett, and Newton counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.[11]
Candidates
General election candidates
No candidates filed to run- Hank Johnson - Incumbent
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election results
The 4th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Hank Johnson (D) won an uncontested general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Hank Johnson Incumbent |
100% | 161,211 | |
| Total Votes | 161,211 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Hank Johnson Incumbent |
54.8% | 26,514 | ||
| Thomas Brown | 45.2% | 21,909 | ||
| Total Votes | 48,423 | |||
| 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.[14] 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.[15] Hank Johnson voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]
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.[17] 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. Hank Johnson voted for HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Hank Johnson
| Henry C. Johnson, Jr. (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2013 | $17,642.25 | $53,378.90 | $(25,177.35) | $45,843.80 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2013 | $45,843.80 | $71,624.89 | $(59,050.90) | $58,417.79 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 13, 2013 | $58,417.79 | $43,907.89 | $(47,994.41) | $54,331.27 | ||||
| Year-end[22] | January 31, 2014 | $54,331 | $70,015 | $(39,049) | $85,296 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $85,296 | $156,823 | $(149,581) | $92,537 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2014 | $53,345.00 | $11,375.00 | $(154,649.00) | $13,496.00 | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2014 | $13,496 | $60,991 | $(51,825) | $22,662 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $468,115.68 | $(527,326.66) | ||||||||
Thomas Brown
| Thomas Brown (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year End[26] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $152,580 | $(44,561) | $108,018 | ||||
| April Quarterly[27] | April 15, 2014 | $0 | $108,792 | $(69,514) | $147,296 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $89,849.00 | $31,198.00 | $(98,141.00) | $22,906.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $292,570 | $(212,216) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Hank Johnson (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated J. Chris Vaughn in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Henry C. Johnson Incumbent |
73.6% | 208,861 | |
| Republican | J. Chris Vaughn | 26.4% | 75,041 | |
| Total Votes | 283,902 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Henry C. Johnson, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lisbeth "Liz" Carter (R) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. incumbent |
74.7% | 131,760 | |
| Republican | Lisbeth "Liz" Carter | 25.3% | 44,707 | |
| Total Votes | 176,467 | |||
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
- ↑ Online Athens, "Democratic congressman fights for job in Georgia race," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Georgia Election Results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Justia, "2023 Georgia Code § 21-2-224 - Registration deadlines; restrictions on voting in primaries; official list of electors; voting procedure when portion of county changed from one county to another," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Voter Registration Deadlines," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Cov News, "Brown announces run for Congress," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Hank Johnson Faces First Serious Primary Threat in Georgia," accessed March 25, 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 10, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
