United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 12
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Georgia took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 14 congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
|---|---|---|
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Georgia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Candidate filing procedures: The petitioning deadline for minor-party and unaffiliated candidates was extended to August 14, 2020. The petition signature requirement for independent and minor-party candidates was reduced to 70 percent of their original numbers.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held eight of the 14 congressional seats from Georgia.
| Members of the U.S. House from Georgia-- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 8 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the 14 congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Earl "Buddy" Carter |  Republican |
1 |
| Sanford Bishop Jr. |  Democratic |
2 |
| Drew Ferguson | Republican |
3 |
| Hank Johnson | Democratic |
4 |
| Vacant | 5 | |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic |
6 |
| Rob Woodall | Republican |
7 |
| Austin Scott | Republican |
8 |
| Doug Collins | Republican |
9 |
| Jody Hice | Republican |
10 |
| Barry Loudermilk | Republican |
11 |
| Rick Allen | Republican |
12 |
| David Scott | Democratic |
13 |
| Vacant | 14 |
Voting in Georgia
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Click the links below for more information on Georgia elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following Georgia elections as battlegrounds:
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
- Georgia State Senate elections, 2020
- Georgia's 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary runoff)
- Georgia's 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
- Georgia's 5th Congressional District special election, 2020
- Georgia's 5th Congressional District special election, 2020 (December 1 runoff)
- Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
- Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary runoff)
- Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (Perdue vs. Ossoff runoff)
- United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020
- United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Earl Carter (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Joyce Marie Griggs (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Earl Carter (Incumbent) ✔
- Daniel Merritt
- Ken Yasger
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District 2
General election candidates
- Sanford Bishop Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Donald Cole (Republican Party)
- JaMelle Hill (Independent) (Write-in)
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- Sanford Bishop Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
District 3
General election candidates
- Drew Ferguson (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Val Almonord (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Drew Ferguson (Incumbent) ✔
District 4
General election candidates
- Hank Johnson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Johsie Cruz Fletcher (Republican Party)
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- Hank Johnson (Incumbent) ✔
- William Haston
- Elaine Nietmann
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District 5
General election candidates
- Nikema Williams (Democratic Party) ✔
- Angela Stanton King (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- John Lewis (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
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- John Lewis (Incumbent) ✔
- Barrington Martin II
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District 6
General election candidates
- Lucy McBath (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Karen Handel (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Jayla Harrison (Commandments Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Lucy McBath (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 7
General election candidates
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic Party) ✔
- Rich McCormick (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
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District 8
General election candidates
- Austin Scott (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Lindsay Holliday (Democratic Party)
- James Cooper III (Green Party) (Write-in)
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- Austin Scott (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Vance Dean
- Daniel Ellyson
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District 9
General election candidates
- Devin Pandy (Democratic Party)
- Andrew Clyde (Republican Party) ✔
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Democratic primary candidates
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- Michael Boggus
- Paul C. Broun
- Andrew Clyde ✔
- Matt Gurtler ✔
- Maria Strickland
- Kevin Tanner
- Ethan Underwood
- Kellie Weeks
- John Wilkinson
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District 10
General election candidates
- Jody Hice (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Tabitha Johnson-Green (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
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- Jody Hice (Incumbent) ✔
District 11
General election candidates
- Barry Loudermilk (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Dana Barrett (Democratic Party)
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- Barry Loudermilk (Incumbent) ✔
District 12
General election candidates
- Rick Allen (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Liz Johnson (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Donald Keller (Independent)
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- Rick Allen (Incumbent) ✔
District 13
General election candidates
- David Scott (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Becky E. Hites (Republican Party)
- Martin Cowen (Libertarian Party) (Write-in)
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- David Scott (Incumbent) ✔
- Michael Owens
- Jannquell Peters
- Keisha Sean Waites
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District 14
General election candidates
- Kevin Van Ausdal (Democratic Party)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) ✔
Republican primary runoff candidates
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- John Barge
- Ben Bullock
- Kevin Cooke
- John Cowan ✔
- Clayton Fuller
- Marjorie Taylor Greene ✔
- Andy Gunther
- Bill Hembree
- Matt Laughridge
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Georgia in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Georgia, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Georgia | 10th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 11th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 12th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 13th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 14th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 1st Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 2nd Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 3rd Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 4th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 5th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 6th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 7th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 8th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 9th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 3/6/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 10th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 16,541 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 11th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 17,480 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 12th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 14,664 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 13th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 17,152 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 14th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 13,845 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 15,656 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 13,915 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 16,591 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 16,979 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 5th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 18,577 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 6th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 16,766 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 7th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 16,448 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 8th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 14,503 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
| Georgia | 9th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 16,082 | 5% of registered voters in the district in the last election (reduced to 70% of statutory requirement) | $5,220.00 | 3% of annual salary | 8/14/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
