Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Georgia's 7th Congressional District |
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| 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 Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 7th 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.
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 62.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 36.5%.[1]
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary runoff)
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Incumbent Lucy McBath defeated Mark Gonsalves and Lisa Babbage in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lucy McBath (D) | 61.0 | 143,063 |
 | Mark Gonsalves (R)  | 38.9 | 91,262 | |
 | Lisa Babbage (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 14 | |
| Total votes: 234,339 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Mark Gonsalves defeated Michael Corbin in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Gonsalves | 70.1 | 8,591 |
 | Michael Corbin | 29.9 | 3,666 | |
| Total votes: 12,257 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Incumbent Lucy McBath defeated incumbent Carolyn Bourdeaux and Donna McLeod in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy McBath | 63.1 | 33,607 |
 | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 30.6 | 16,310 | |
 | Donna McLeod | 6.3 | 3,352 | |
| Total votes: 53,269 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Michael Corbin and Mark Gonsalves advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lisa McCoy, Mary West, and Y.G. Nyghtstorm in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Corbin | 41.1 | 18,637 |
| ✔ | | Mark Gonsalves | 27.5 | 12,477 |
 | Lisa McCoy | 14.1 | 6,380 | |
 | Mary West | 9.6 | 4,370 | |
 | Y.G. Nyghtstorm | 7.7 | 3,510 | |
| Total votes: 45,374 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Lisa Babbage (R)
Medical Freedom should be a right.
Secure borders, physically and economically are what America needs, now.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Protect The Constitution - The U.S. Constitution is constantly under attack by the left. I will always stand against the Democrats unconstitutional proposals that would strip us of our rights granted under the Constitution. When we give up Constitutional rights, we give up what made us the greatest nation on earth. It’s the basis for my Freedom First! Platform.
Stop Crime Explosion - Keeping our streets safe and our citizens protected is the first obligation of government. Allowing criminals to go unpunished is not a remedy for perceived disadvantage in upbringing, education, or socio-economic status. The lawlessness in some of our major cities must never be allowed to erupt in Georgia’s 7th District.
Lisa Babbage (R)
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Money and mandates seem to go together without much evidence that what’s mandated is effective.
No vaccine mandates and no mask mandates, especially not forced masking of school children for the entire school day.
There may be occupations, particularly in the medical field, that require a mask, just as a surgeon would wear a surgical mask. Otherwise, each of us can examine the evidence for ourselves, and make our own decisions.
The supreme goals of our free society is a fight I’ll wage every day in Congress as your Representative.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
That said, Ronald Reagan was a leader I truly have admired because he was President when I was old enough to be paying attention to his stately qualities of communication. With a singe sentence, he brought down the Berlin Wall, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!", when it seemed that wall would stand forever. Then he comforted our nation when the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger met with fate that day with immortal words, "We will never forget them...and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God."
Reagan's Statesman-Like qualities have always been an inspiration to me.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
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Lisa Babbage (R)
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I believe in honor, hard work and never giving up until the mission is completed.
A lifetime of experiences from around the world to provide greater perspective on how best to preserve and protect our uniquely American Freedoms for generations to come.
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Since WWII, Congress has abdicated it's responsibility of when we go to war and when we don't. This can no longer continue when the world faces nuclear-armed adversaries.
Our three branches of government, enshrined in our Constitution, provide the "checks and balances" to protect our Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness. Each branch must "stay in their lane" for our nation to remain free.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
With 435 House of Representatives in Congress, it's important people from diverse backgrounds share their collective wisdom to allow the best ideas to win the day.
Term Limits would help us return the functioning of Congress back to the vision of our Founders.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
As Reagan said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
These freedoms are the cornerstone to our nation's exceptionalism. They are why people from the world over choose to come to America to seek a better life for themselves and their families, for future generations to come.
The ever-increasing size of government continues to erode these freedoms in the name of security. Ben Franklin summed it up well so many years ago, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety."Our uncontrolled spending, mounting debt, foreign adversaries capable or Cyber and Bio warfare, nuclear destruction and the health of our citizens are all mounting challenges that occupy my thinking as well.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
I want to see us return to Free Market Capitalism, not Crony Capitalism and that starts with small businesses (the backbone of our economic engine and opportunity creation) having more access to capital, less regulation and more favorable tax policy.
With my Accounting background, the Budget Committee is also of great interest so we can address our out of control spending and address debt-limit legislation.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
On the flip side, the nature of running for the US House of Representatives requires far too much time from the Representative to run their re-election campaign when they should be focused on the work of We The People.
First-time members of the House need to learn how to become valued legislators, but with the infringement on their time to seek re-election, this is a difficult time-management issue.
The answer is campaign finance reform and Term Limits to break this cycle which has led to Congress having a dismal 18% approval rating.
Lisa Babbage (R)
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Mark Gonsalves (R)
As other GA counties dropped the mask mandates, Gwinnett County Public Schools were slow to do the same, which led to moms on the school sidewalk to protest the mask mandate. I joined them. The first day, a car with a middle-schooler in the passenger seat was stopped by the crossing guard. The boy looked at me, my No Mask Mandates sign, zipped the window down, stuck his head out and said, "Thanks for fighting for me!" My response, "You're worth fighting for!" I'll never forget that child's face.
When the mask mandate was finally dropped, I thought of how that boy must have felt when he learned the news.
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Mark Gonsalves (R)
The "Power of the Purse," the ability to tax and spend public money for the federal government, comes with a great obligation and responsibility to the American people.
Our House has failed us, handing our future generations an unheard of level of debt, which is a form of taxation to our children and grandchildren with their representation.
In the House, we must elevate our Debt and Spending to a national discussion to address this while it may still be possible to solve. That's priority #1.
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] 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.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | $3,264,792 | $3,375,739 | $3,001 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic Party | $5,596,711 | $5,002,336 | $734,303 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Donna McLeod | Democratic Party | $69,566 | $67,604 | $1,962 | As of August 31, 2022 |
| Lisa Babbage | Republican Party | $8,475 | $3,196 | $138 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Michael Corbin | Republican Party | $19,797 | $17,143 | $2,755 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Mark Gonsalves | Republican Party | $567,364 | $564,476 | $2,888 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Lisa McCoy | Republican Party | $9,737 | $10,284 | $-68 | As of June 30, 2022 |
| Y.G. Nyghtstorm | Republican Party | $64,651 | $64,651 | $0 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Mary West | Republican Party | $94,061 | $82,611 | $4,767 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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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." |
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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.[4]
- 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.[5][6][7]
| Race ratings: Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 7
before 2020 redistricting cycle
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Georgia District 7
after 2020 redistricting cycle
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Effect of redistricting
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.[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[9]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Georgia | ||||
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Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| 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
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
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Georgia's 7th the 127th most Democratic district nationally.[10]
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 7th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 62.3% | 36.5% | |||
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 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | AI[11] | 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 | ||
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| Georgia | United States | |
| Population | 10,711,908 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 57,716 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.2% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 31.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.6% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.9% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 32.2% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,224 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.3% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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 | |||
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| 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 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Brian Kemp
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| Lieutenant Governor | Geoff Duncan
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| Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger
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| Attorney General | Chris Carr
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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 | |
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| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 34 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | |
Georgia House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Carolyn Bourdeaux defeated Rich McCormick in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | 51.4 | 190,900 |
 | Rich McCormick (R) | 48.6 | 180,564 | |
| Total votes: 371,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 52.8 | 44,710 |
 | Brenda Lopez Romero | 12.4 | 10,497 | |
 | Nabilah Islam Parkes | 12.3 | 10,447 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 8.0 | 6,780 | |
 | John Eaves | 7.7 | 6,548 | |
 | Zahra Karinshak | 6.8 | 5,729 | |
| Total votes: 84,711 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marqus Cole (D)
- David Kim (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich McCormick | 55.1 | 35,280 |
 | Renee Unterman | 17.4 | 11,143 | |
| Mark Gonsalves | 7.2 | 4,640 | |
 | Lynne Homrich | 7.1 | 4,567 | |
 | Eugene Yu | 6.0 | 3,856 | |
| Lisa Babbage | 5.2 | 3,336 | |
 | Zachary Kennemore | 1.9 | 1,195 | |
| Total votes: 64,017 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Bullock (R)
- Harrison Floyd (R)
- Lerah Lee (R)
- Jacqueline Tseng (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Incumbent Rob Woodall defeated Carolyn Bourdeaux in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rob Woodall (R) | 50.1 | 140,443 |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | 49.9 | 140,010 | |
| Total votes: 280,453 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Carolyn Bourdeaux defeated David Kim in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 52.0 | 7,948 |
 | David Kim | 48.0 | 7,348 | |
| Total votes: 15,296 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 27.3 | 8,662 |
| ✔ | | David Kim | 26.0 | 8,249 |
 | Ethan Pham | 17.8 | 5,666 | |
 | Melissa Davis | 13.7 | 4,340 | |
 | Kathleen Allen | 11.0 | 3,500 | |
 | Steve Reilly | 4.2 | 1,335 | |
| Total votes: 31,752 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Incumbent Rob Woodall defeated Shane Hazel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Woodall | 71.9 | 30,450 |
 | Shane Hazel | 28.1 | 11,883 | |
| Total votes: 42,333 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rob Woodall (R) defeated Rashid Malik (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent on May 24, 2016.[12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Rob Woodall Incumbent |
60.4% | 174,081 | |
| Democratic | Rashid Malik | 39.6% | 114,220 | |
| Total Votes | 288,301 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
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2014
The 7th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rob Woodall (R) defeated challenger Thomas Wight (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rob Woodall |
65.39% | 113,557 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Wight | 34.61% | 60,112 | |
| Total Votes | 173,669 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
May 20, 2014, primary results
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ American Independent Party
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Thomas Wight for Congress, "Home," accessed January 14, 2014
