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Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 5th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent John Lewis (D) defeated Douglas Bell (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent on May 24, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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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.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Lewis (D), who was first elected in 1986.
Georgia's 5th Congressional District is based in central Fulton and parts of Dekalb and Clayton counties and also includes the state capital and largest city of Atlanta, as well as many of the surrounding suburbs.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  John Lewis Incumbent |
84.4% | 253,781 | |
| Republican | Douglas Bell | 15.6% | 46,768 | |
| Total Votes | 300,549 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: John Lewis   Douglas Bell |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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District history
2014
The 5th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Lewis (D) won an uncontested general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Lewis Incumbent |
100% | 170,326 | |
| Total Votes | 170,326 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 5th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2012. Incumbent John Lewis (D) defeated challenger Howard Stopeck (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Lewis Incumbent |
84.4% | 234,330 | |
| Republican | Howard Stopeck | 15.6% | 43,335 | |
| Total Votes | 277,665 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Georgia in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| March 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates opens | |
| March 11, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates closes | |
| March 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| May 24, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| June 27, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for independent and political body candidates | |
| June 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| July 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for independent and political body candidates | |
| July 12, 2016 | Ballot access | Petition filing deadline for independent and political body candidates | |
| July 26, 2016 | Election date | Primary runoff | |
| September 6, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates | |
| September 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 6, 2016 | Election date | General runoff | |
| December 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| Sources: Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed September 21, 2015 Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Campaign Disclosure Report Filing Schedule," accessed November 25, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Georgia Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
