Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

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Georgia's 3rd Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 8, 2024
Primary: May 21, 2024 Primary runoff: June 18, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 General runoff: December 3, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Georgia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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A Republican Party primary took place on May 21, 2024, in Georgia's 3rd Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024.

Brian Jack and Mike Dugan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3.

All 435 seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans had a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 68.7%-31.3%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 64.4%-34.4%.

Georgia conducted redistricting between the 2022 and 2024 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. To review how redistricting took place in Georgia and to see maps of the new districts, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2022 and 2024, click here.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
March 8, 2024	May 21, 2024	November 5, 2024

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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Georgia's 3rd Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary runoff, Democratic primary, and the general election, see the following pages:

• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary runoff)
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Brian Jack and Mike Dugan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mike Crane, Philip Singleton, and Jim Bennett in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Jack	46.7	32,877
✔		Mike Dugan	24.9	17,522
		Mike Crane	15.9	11,182
		Philip Singleton	6.7	4,743
		Jim Bennett	5.8	4,076

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Jenkins (R)
• Raymond Blair (R)
• Michael Corbin (R)

Candidate profiles

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Jim Bennett

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I'm an a constitutional conservative who wants to see the Freedoms that our constitution preserves, but did not instill, passed on to future generations, specifically my six grandchildren. I am a former police officer. I became an officer when I was 19 in 1987. By 23 I was a shift Sergeant, was teaching at the Georgia Police Academy and GA Public Safety Training Center, and was a SWAT team member. I was introduced to The great Rush Limbaugh via AM radio in my patrol car. I have seven commendations. My wife was also an officer, (she still is) and we had two children. After seven years someone had to leave law enforcement to provide for our family. Two police salaries were not enough. I joined Trintex Corp (which became part of Carlisle Tire and Wheel) and worked there for the next 21 years. I quickly became the IT Director. In 2008 Trintex burned to the ground. I joined the National Procurement Team at Carlisle and became a Global Commodity Manager. I managed ~$100million of annual spend between Steel and Purchased Finished Goods. I like to say that I learned to work with people as a police officer, and I learned to work with other people's money in procurement. In 2016 I stopped traveling and retired. I joined the Carroll County Republican party. I became the Tyus Precinct Chair, then a state committeeman and 2nd Vice Chair of the 3rd District. With your help, I will replace Mr. Ferguson as your next Congressman. "

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Our debt and deficit is unsustainable. This isn't the normal Republican Party mantra of wanting to lower taxes, this is nation destroying deficits and debt limits that cannot be maintained as they will continue to increase interest rates and inflation. A debt ceiling increase is a tax. It is taxation through inflation. The Federal governemnt gets paid up front and then We The People have to pay the bill through inflation.

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The border must be closed. The border is not only a humanitarian crisis and a magnet for evil, it is the lynchpin in the plan of the Globalists to destroy the Rule of Law in the USA. When lawless ness is ignored, you get Antifa, BLM, and the son of a Vice-President/President sellign influence to the highest bidder. When law enforcement, Attorneys General and District attorneys choose how laws are prosecuted based on politics, again, you are looking beyond a single act, you are looking at a coordinated attack on the sovereignty of the nation itself. Rule of Law supports our civil liberties. Selective prosecution takes them away.

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The US Congress must return to regular order. Omnibus spending bills and the various mutations of it must not be tolerated. Omnibus bills are not only a way hide pork and earmarks, they hide the intentions of the members who are voting on them. They increase the powers of special interest and lobbyist and pervert the entireity of the process.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Georgia District 3 in 2024.

Philip Singleton

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Philip Singleton was born and raised in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. Nine days after September 11th, he joined the Georgia Army National Guard and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army following his graduation from Georgia State University. For the next 13 years, Singleton was an active duty officer flying Apache (AH-64D Longbow) helicopters in and out of combat. During his military career, Singleton deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, where he earned two Bronze Star Medals and five Air Medals for his bravery in combat and was advanced to the rank of Major. Singleton is an unapologetic conservative and no stranger to taking on the radical left or the establishment. In the State House, he led the fight to protect innocent human life, safeguard our constitutional rights and elections, save girls’ sports from the woke left, and protect our children from street gangs, predators, and Critical Race Theory. He never backed down when our liberties or principles were at stake, even when it meant standing up to members of his own party. Philip currently serves as Chief of Staff to Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-6). He is married to his childhood sweetheart, Julie, and has four children: Timothy, Denver, Tyler, and Emma. They are members of Crossroads Church in Sharpsburg, GA."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Economy - American families are struggling to put food on the table, and Washington is to blame. We must stop the ridiculous spending, end the debt crisis, and slash the regulations that are driving up costs on consumers. It’s time to bury the Green New Deal and pursue an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that ensures energy independence and dramatically lowers costs on hardworking families.

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Border/Immigration - The border invasion undermines national security, public safety, and our sovereignty. We must lock down the border, finish building President Trump’s border wall, and support public safety officials as they enforce the rule of law.

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Foreign Affairs - The Biden Administration’s failed foreign policy left 13 Americans dead in Afghanistan. We have lost respect on the world stage, and wars in Ukraine and Israel are a direct result of America’s perceived weakness. To protect the Homeland and our allies, we must exert strength. We must stand with our friends and make it abundantly clear to our enemies that America doesn’t blink or back down.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Georgia District 3 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

Election information in Georgia: May 21, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: April 22, 2024
• By mail: Received by April 22, 2024
• Online: April 22, 2024

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

N/A

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

• In-person: May 10, 2024
• By mail: Received by May 10, 2024
• Online: May 10, 2024

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

• In-person: May 21, 2024
• By mail: Received by May 21, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

April 29, 2024 to May 17, 2024

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?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST)

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jim Bennett	Republican Party	$39,848	$39,848	$0	As of September 30, 2024
Mike Crane	Republican Party	$558,642	$211,205	$347,437	As of May 1, 2024
Mike Dugan	Republican Party	$769,169	$769,169	$0	As of September 5, 2024
Brian Jack	Republican Party	$2,296,183	$2,056,007	$240,176	As of December 31, 2024
Philip Singleton	Republican Party	$178,394	$176,758	$1,636	As of December 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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.

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 ahead of the 2024 election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below is the district map used in the 2022 election next to the map in place for the 2024 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.

2022

2024

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

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

Georgia U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	14	14	1	54	28	8	4	42.9%	3	23.1%
2022	14	14	2	82	28	8	9	60.7%	8	61.5%
2020	14	14	3	77	28	8	8	57.1%	5	45.5%
2018	14	14	0	48	28	8	5	46.4%	5	35.7%
2016	14	14	1	44	28	2	7	32.1%	5	38.5%
2014	14	14	3	49	28	3	8	39.3%	5	45.5%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Georgia in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 2, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifty-five candidates ran for Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 30 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 3.9 candidates per district, lower than the 5.9 candidates per district in 2022 and the 5.5 in 2020.

This was the first election to take place after Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed revised congressional maps into law on Dec. 8, 2023.

The 3rd Congressional District was the only open district in 2024, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That’s one less than in 2022, when two seats were open. There were three open seats in 2020, none in 2018, one in 2016, and three in 2014.

Incumbent Drew Ferguson (R-3rd) did not run for re-election because he retired from public office.

As a result of redistricting in Georgia, two incumbents ran for re-election in different districts than the ones they represented. Lucy McBath (D-7th) ran in the 6th Congressional District and Rich McCormick (R-6th) ran in the 7th Congressional District.

Nine candidates—seven Democrats and two Republicans—ran for the 13th Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a seat in 2024.

Twelve primaries—eight Democratic and four Republican—were contested in 2024. Seventeen primaries were contested in 2022, 16 primaries were contested in 2020, and 13 were in 2018.

Three incumbents—two Democrats and one Republican—were in contested primaries, the fewest this decade.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 14 districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2024 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.

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 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
34.4%	64.4%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
33.9	64.9	D+31.0

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	R	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D

See also: Party control of Georgia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	5	7
Republican	0	9	9
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 May 2024.

State executive officials in Georgia, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Brian Kemp
Lieutenant Governor	Burt Jones
Secretary of State	Brad Raffensperger
Attorney General	Chris Carr

State legislature

Georgia State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	23
	Republican Party	32
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	78
	Republican Party	100
	Independent	0
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		180

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Georgia Party Control: 1992-2024
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty 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	23	24
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	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	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	R	R

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Georgia in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Georgia, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Georgia	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$5,220.00	3/8/2024	Source
Georgia	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	27,992	$5,220.00	7/9/2024	Source

See also

• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary runoff)
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• United States House elections in Georgia, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Georgia, 2024 (May 21 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024

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Footnotes

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)

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