Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

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Georgia's 9th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
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
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
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Georgia 2024 elections

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All U.S. House districts, including the 9th Congressional District of Georgia, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024, and a primary runoff was June 18, 2024. A general runoff was December 3, 2024. The filing deadline was March 8, 2024.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.^[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.^[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 72.4%-27.6%. 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) 65.5%-33.2%.^[3]

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.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Incumbent Andrew Clyde defeated Tambrei Cash in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Clyde (R)	69.0	271,062
	Tambrei Cash (D)	31.0	121,754

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 392,816
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Tambrei Cash advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tambrei Cash	100.0	16,654

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,654
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Incumbent Andrew Clyde advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Clyde	100.0	71,224

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,224
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Michael Day (R)

Candidate profiles

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Tambrei Cash

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I’m a Georgia native, and have lived here my entire life. Gun violence made me a widow at age 20. I’m a mom of three. One just graduated college, and two just started college. I graduated from West Central Tech in the medical field, but ultimately decided that was not for me. I’m a former business owner in the flooring industry for over a decade. I took some time off to raise my kids. I started another business right before the pandemic, and had to make the difficult decision to shut it down at the end of 2020. That’s when I became engrossed in politics. I just turned 50 this year, and as a new empty-nester, decided that I should get involved, instead of just being frustrated with the direction our country was headed, and here we are."

Key Messages

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

Women’s Rights: We all deserve bodily autonomy. The government should have no say in the private decisions that are meant to be between us, our families, and our doctors. No one should be denied proper healthcare, or access to birth control.

Protecting Social Security, Medicare, & Veterans Benefits: I will work tirelessly to make sure that Social Security and Medicare are protected. We worked our whole lives and paid into these programs. These are not “entitlement” programs, and should never be considered “discretionary spending.” We deserve the peace of mind that comes from knowing that we can depend on these programs when we need them. Our veterans deserve the best, not what is left over after everyone else gets theirs. Our veterans sacrificed for us, so that we can be free, and live knowing that they have our backs. We should have their backs when it comes to their benefits. Our veterans should not have to beg for the healthcare that they deserve. We owe them.

Unions: Unions are making a comeback, and I’m here for it. The decline in union membership has been a detriment to the American worker. - Labor unions advocate for fair wages and benefits, ensuring workers receive equitable compensation for their contributions. - They promote safer working conditions by advocating for regulations and standards that protect workers' health and safety. - Unions empower workers to collectively negotiate with employers, giving them a stronger voice in the workplace and fostering a more equitable distribution of power and resources. Union Strong!

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Georgia District 9 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

Election information in Georgia: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
Online: Oct. 7, 2024

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

Yes

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

In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
Online: Oct. 25, 2024

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

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 15, 2024 to Nov. 1, 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)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Tambrei Cash (D)

Women’s Rights: We all deserve bodily autonomy. The government should have no say in the private decisions that are meant to be between us, our families, and our doctors. No one should be denied proper healthcare, or access to birth control.

Protecting Social Security, Medicare, & Veterans Benefits:

I will work tirelessly to make sure that Social Security and Medicare are protected. We worked our whole lives and paid into these programs. These are not “entitlement” programs, and should never be considered “discretionary spending.” We deserve the peace of mind that comes from knowing that we can depend on these programs when we need them. Our veterans deserve the best, not what is left over after everyone else gets theirs. Our veterans sacrificed for us, so that we can be free, and live knowing that they have our backs. We should have their backs when it comes to their benefits. Our veterans should not have to beg for the healthcare that they deserve. We owe them.

Unions:

Unions are making a comeback, and I’m here for it. The decline in union membership has been a detriment to the American worker.

- Labor unions advocate for fair wages and benefits, ensuring workers receive equitable compensation for their contributions. - They promote safer working conditions by advocating for regulations and standards that protect workers' health and safety. - Unions empower workers to collectively negotiate with employers, giving them a stronger voice in the workplace and fostering a more equitable distribution of power and resources.

Union Strong!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Tambrei Cash (D)

Freedom, human rights, worker’s rights, democracy, and getting corruption out of our government.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Tambrei Cash (D)

I want to leave the world a better place for my children, and for everyone.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Tambrei Cash (D)

My very first job was as a cashier at K-Mart when I turned 16. I worked there for about a year, until I found better pay at a magazine company.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Tambrei Cash (D)

Us and Pigs by Sofia Isella

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Tambrei Cash (D)

I don’t think it’s necessary. I think that our representatives should be able to identify with our perspective, as citizens. There are plenty of lawyers, and experts in different fields that are employed by the government to help representatives with the details. Regular citizens, especially people in the work class, such as myself, should have a voice in our government.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Tambrei Cash (D)

I’m in favor of term limits. Without term limits, career politicians are able to gain too much power, which can lead to corruption, and the refusal to represent their constituents, and their best interests.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Tambrei Cash (D)

Yes. It should always be about compromise. That is essentially how our country was set up.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Tambrei Cash (D)

I think that the best way to get corruption out of our government, is for complete financial transparency. The only thing that shouldn’t be public record are matters concerning national security. Citizens can’t hold their elected officials accountable, if we don’t have information readily available.

Campaign finance

Name

Party

Receipts*

Disbursements**

Cash on hand

Date

Andrew Clyde

Republican Party

$563,056

$491,877

$95,984

As of December 31, 2024

Tambrei Cash

Democratic Party

$61,660

$60,994

$17

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.

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 9th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
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

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^[8]	$5,220.00	7/9/2024	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 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+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 9th the 41st most Republican district nationally.^[9]

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 9th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
33.2%	65.5%

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.^[10] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
29.8	68.9	R+39.1

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^[11]	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

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.