See also: 2014 Georgia elections.
| Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 14 Georgia seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Turnout: | 44.60% |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 9 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,349,076 |
| Percentage1: | 58.52% |
| Swing1: | 0.68% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 956,361 |
| Percentage2: | 41.48% |
| Swing2: | 0.68% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2014[1] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | ||
| Republican | 1,349,076 | 58.5% | 9 | 10 | +1 | ||
| Democratic | 956,361 | 41.5% | 5 | 4 | -1 | ||
| Others[2] | 228 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Totals | 2,305,665 | 100.00% | 14 | 14 | ±0 | ||
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:[3]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 95,337 | 60.91% | 61,175 | 39.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 156,512 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 66,537 | 40.85% | 96,363 | 59.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 162,900 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 156,277 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 156,277 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 161,211 | 99.93% | 109 | 0.07% | 161,320 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 170,326 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 170,326 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 139,018 | 66.04% | 71,486 | 33.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 210,504 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 113,557 | 65.39% | 60,112 | 34.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 173,669 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 129,938 | 99.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 119 | 0.09% | 130,057 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 146,059 | 80.67% | 34,988 | 19.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 181,047 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 130,703 | 66.52% | 65,777 | 33.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 196,480 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 161,532 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 161,532 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 91,336 | 54.75% | 75,478 | 45.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 166,814 | 100.00% | Republican gain | |||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 159,445 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 159,445 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 118,782 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 118,782 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 1,349,076 | 58.51% | 956,361 | 41.48% | 228 | 0.01% | 2,305,665 | 100.00% |
Incumbent Republican representative Jack Kingston did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.[4] [5]
| Election Name: | 2014 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Sanford Bishop (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sanford Bishop |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 96,363 |
| Percentage1: | 59.2% |
| Nominee2: | Greg Duke |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 66,537 |
| Percentage2: | 40.8% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Sanford Bishop |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sanford Bishop |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Democratic representative Sanford Bishop has represented southwest Georgia since 1993.
Incumbent Republican representative Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented West-Central Georgia since 2005, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.[13] He was opposed in the Republican primary by businessman Chip Flanegan, but prevailed and was unopposed in the general election.[14]
Incumbent Democratic representative Hank Johnson has represented the DeKalb County-based district since 2007. He was opposed for renomination in the Democratic primary by DeKalb County Sheriff Tom Brown. Despite Brown raising the adequate funds to run a credible challenge to the incumbent, Johnson won with 55% to Brown's 45%.[15]
Incumbent Democratic representative John Lewis has represented the Atlanta-based district since 1987. He was unopposed in the primary election as well as in the general election.
Incumbent Republican representative Tom Price was a potential candidate for U.S. Senate,[4] [16] but ultimately declined to enter the race.[17] Businessman and army veteran Bob Montigel was the Democratic candidate.
Incumbent Republican representative Rob Woodall, who has represented the Gwinnett County-based district since 2011, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.[18] Woodall will be opposed by Lilburn City Councilman Thomas Wight as the Democratic candidate.
Incumbent Republican representative Austin Scott, who has represented central Georgia since 2011, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.[18] He was unopposed in the primary election and was unopposed in the general election.
Incumbent Republican representative Doug Collins, who has represented northeastern Georgia since January 2013, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.[18] He defeated Bernie Fontaine for renomination and will be opposed by Democratic medical researcher David Vogel in the general election.
Incumbent Republican representative Paul Broun did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.[19] [20] [21]
Incumbent Republican representative Phil Gingrey did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss.[23]
Democrat Patrick Thompson, a technology sales executive and the nominee for the seat in 2012, planned to run again, but ultimately declined to do so.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bob Barr | Allan Levene | Ed Lindsey | Barry Loudermilk | Larry Mrozinski | Tricia Pridemore | Other/ Undecided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark/Rosetta Stone[25] | April 17, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.5% | align=center | 23% | 3% | 8% | align=center | 25% | 4% | 11% | align=center | 26% | |
| RightPath (R-Loudermilk)[26] | March 20–24, 2014 | 600 | ± 4.08% | align=center | 12.2% | 0.3% | 2.7% | align=center | 12.3% | 0.3% | 3.7% | align=center | 68.5% |
Incumbent Democratic representative John Barrow, who has represented southeastern Georgia since 2005, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.[28]
Despite spending most of the campaign at a financial disadvantage to the incumbent, the Allen campaign capitalized on a Barrow fundraising letter sent during the 2012 campaign saying that he had voted with President Obama, whose approval was at an all-time low, 85 percent of the time.[34] Despite PolitiFact rating the NRCC ads highlighting this as "Mostly False",[35] they were nevertheless credited as helping to nationalize the race in a way that was damaging to Barrow.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Barrow (D) | Rick Allen (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications[36] | November 2, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.38% | 46% | align=center | 47% | 7% | |
| Landmark Communications[37] | October 30, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.38% | 44% | align=center | 48% | 8% | |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 197 | ± 14% | align=center | 46% | 42% | 12% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Allen)[38] | September 15–17, 2014 | 400 | — | align=center | 44% | 42% | 11% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[39] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[40] | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[42] | November 4, 2014 |
Incumbent Democratic representative David Scott has represented the western and southern portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area since 2003. Michael Owens, a businessman and Marine Corps veteran, ran against Scott in the primary,[43] but was defeated. Scott was unopposed in the general election.
Incumbent Republican representative Tom Graves, who has represented northwestern Georgia since 2010, was mentioned as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, but he declined to run.[44] He was unsuccessfully challenged in the Republican primary by manager and business consultant Ken Herron,[45] and was unopposed in the general election.