Georgia's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 9th 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 Doug Collins (R), who was first elected in 2012. Collins defeated David Vogel (D) in the general election. Collins defeated his primary challenger, Bernard Fontaine, on May 20, 2014. Democratic nominee David Vogel ran unopposed in the primary.
Collins maintained over $350,000 cash-on-hand for his election finances according to the Federal Election Commission July Quarterly.[4]
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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 Doug Collins (R), who was first elected in 2012.
Georgia's 9th Congressional District is located in the northeastern portion of the state and includes Banks, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties. Parts of Clarke, Forsyth, and Pickens counties also lie within the district.[8]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Doug Collins - Incumbent
David Vogel
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election results
The 9th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Doug Collins (R) defeated challenger David Vogel (Georgia) (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Doug Collins Incumbent |
80.67% | 146,059 | |
| Democratic | David Vogel | 19.33% | 34,988 | |
| Total Votes | 181,047 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Doug Collins Incumbent |
80.2% | 49,951 | ||
| Bernard Fontaine | 19.8% | 12,315 | ||
| Total Votes | 62,266 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[11] Collins joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[12][13]
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] Doug Collins voted to approve 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. Doug Collins voted against HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Doug Collins
| Doug Collins (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 | $106,548.43 | $130,200.00 | $(25,137.84) | $211,610.59 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2013 | $211,610.59 | $130,100.48 | $(69,380.46) | $272,330.61 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 13, 2013 | $272,330.61 | $45,695.20 | $(51,623.57) | $266,402.24 | ||||
| Year-end[22] | January 31, 2014 | $266,402 | $139,418 | $(51,109) | $354,711 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $354,711 | $119,737 | $(103,629) | $370,819 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2014 | $384,024.00 | $63,745.00 | $(97,221.00) | $350,658.00 | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2014 | $350,658 | $89,789 | $(110,543) | $329,904 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $718,684.68 | $(508,643.87) | ||||||||
David Vogel
| David Vogel (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[26] | April 15, 2014 | $0 | $11,793 | $(7,074) | $4,723 | ||||
| July Quarterly[27] | July 15, 2014 | $6,557.00 | $1,478.00 | $(4,667.00) | $3,357.00 | ||||
| October Quarterly[28] | October 15, 2014 | $3,357 | $7,971 | $(3,805) | $7,523 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $21,242 | $(15,546) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Doug Collins (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated Jody Cooley in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jody Cooley | 23.8% | 60,052 | |
| Republican | Doug Collins |
76.2% | 192,101 | |
| Total Votes | 252,153 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tom Graves won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.[29]
| U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Graves incumbent |
100% | 173,512 | |
| Total Votes | 173,512 | |||
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
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 6, 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
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Access North GA, "Congressional candidate launches campaign in Gainesville," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 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, "July Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
