Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
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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 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Georgia |
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Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th 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 41.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 56.7%.[1]
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary runoff)
- Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)
- Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Rich McCormick defeated Bob Christian in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rich McCormick (R) | 62.2 | 206,886 | |
| Bob Christian (D) | 37.8 | 125,612 | ||
| Total votes: 332,498 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Rich McCormick defeated Jake Evans in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rich McCormick | 66.5 | 27,455 | |
| Jake Evans | 33.5 | 13,808 | ||
| Total votes: 41,263 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Bob Christian defeated Wayne White in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Christian | 55.5 | 18,776 | |
| Wayne White | 44.5 | 15,025 | ||
| Total votes: 33,801 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kimberly Reuter (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rich McCormick | 43.1 | 48,967 | |
| ✔ | Jake Evans | 23.0 | 26,160 | |
| Mallory Staples | 9.0 | 10,178 | ||
| Meagan Hanson | 8.4 | 9,539 | ||
| Eugene Yu | 6.5 | 7,411 | ||
| Blake Harbin | 3.7 | 4,171 | ||
| Byron Gatewood | 3.0 | 3,358 | ||
| Suzi Voyles | 2.3 | 2,646 | ||
| Paulette Smith | 1.0 | 1,123 | ||
| Total votes: 113,553 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harold Earls (R)
- Eric Welsh (R)
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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Bob Christian (D)
Covid-19 exposed cracks in the healthcare system of the United States. Ranging from a lack of preparedness to a startling lack of access in both rural and urban communities. Now is the time to learn the lessons of the past two years and continue working towards the goal of equal access to quality healthcare for all Americans..
Mental illness has become a silent pandemic in our nation. Suicide has spiked among veterans, middle-aged rural women, and young people aged 10-34. This plague must be brought into the open. I will fight tirelessly to ensure that mental health care becomes as common as dental care in the United States.
Bob Christian (D)
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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| Bob Christian | Democratic Party | $308,353 | $319,048 | $-11,095 | As of November 28, 2022 |
| Wayne White | Democratic Party | $11,768 | $5,674 | $6,137 | As of June 3, 2022 |
| Jake Evans | Republican Party | $1,992,684 | $1,992,684 | $0 | As of June 30, 2022 |
| Byron Gatewood | Republican Party | $106,651 | $106,651 | $0 | As of June 15, 2022 |
| Meagan Hanson | Republican Party | $539,770 | $525,478 | $14,292 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Blake Harbin | Republican Party | $517,875 | $227,212 | $290,394 | As of May 4, 2022 |
| Rich McCormick | Republican Party | $4,636,744 | $4,658,636 | $7,907 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Paulette Smith | Republican Party | $7,721 | $2,139 | $5,597 | As of September 30, 2022 |
| Mallory Staples | Republican Party | $807,368 | $807,368 | $0 | As of October 14, 2022 |
| Suzi Voyles | Republican Party | $137,162 | $136,897 | $265 | As of September 30, 2022 |
| Eugene Yu | Republican Party | $54,550 | $70,672 | $-22,667 | As of June 30, 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
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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 6th 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 Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely 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 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 6
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Georgia District 6
starting January 3, 2025
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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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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
| Joe Biden |
Donald Trump |
Joe Biden |
Donald Trump | |
| 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.
| Georgia U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 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 R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 6th the 135th most Republican 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 6th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden |
Donald Trump | |||
| 41.8% | 56.7% | |||
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% |
| Two or more | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General | |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 34 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | |
Georgia House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Incumbent Lucy McBath defeated Karen Handel in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lucy McBath (D) | 54.6 | 216,775 | |
| Karen Handel (R) | 45.4 | 180,329 | ||
| Total votes: 397,104 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jayla Harrison (Commandments Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Incumbent Lucy McBath advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lucy McBath | 100.0 | 90,660 | |
| Total votes: 90,660 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Karen Handel defeated Joe Profit, Blake Harbin, Mykel Lynn Barthelemy, and Paulette Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Handel | 74.4 | 47,986 | |
| Joe Profit | 14.8 | 9,528 | ||
| Blake Harbin | 4.9 | 3,143 | ||
| Mykel Lynn Barthelemy | 4.3 | 2,780 | ||
| Paulette Smith | 1.7 | 1,103 | ||
| Total votes: 64,540 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nicole Rodden (R)
- Brandon Beach (R)
- Donnie Bolena (R)
- Kenneth Brown (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Lucy McBath defeated incumbent Karen Handel in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lucy McBath (D) | 50.5 | 160,139 | |
| Karen Handel (R) | 49.5 | 156,875 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 317,032 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Lucy McBath defeated Kevin Abel in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lucy McBath | 53.7 | 14,285 | |
| Kevin Abel | 46.3 | 12,303 | ||
| Total votes: 26,588 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Lucy McBath and Kevin Abel advanced to a runoff. They defeated Bobby Kaple and Steven Knight Griffin in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lucy McBath | 36.3 | 15,138 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Abel | 30.5 | 12,747 | |
| Bobby Kaple | 26.2 | 10,956 | ||
| Steven Knight Griffin | 6.9 | 2,901 | ||
| Total votes: 41,742 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Keatley (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Incumbent Karen Handel advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Handel | 100.0 | 40,410 | |
| Total votes: 40,410 | ||||
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2017
| U.S. House, Georgia District 6 Special Election Runoff, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Karen Handel |
51.8% | 134,799 | |
| Democratic | Jon Ossoff | 48.2% | 125,517 | |
| Total Votes | 260,316 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the June 20, 2017, special election runoff to represent the 6th Congressional District of Georgia.
It was the most expensive U.S. House race in history. The two campaigns, along with outside organizations, spent more than $50 million on the election.[12] Although Handel held the advantage with outside groups spending money on the race, the Democratic effort to flip this congressional seat, which has been held by a Republican since 1979, began early. Ossoff raised $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2017, where recent Democratic candidates raised no more than $45,000 in the general election. In April and May, Ossoff raised an additional $15 million.[13] Handel raised $4 million, relying on national political figures like President Donald Trump in May and Vice President Mike Pence in June to helm fundraisers.[14] Although Handel's fundraising paled in comparison to Ossoff's, she outraised recent Republican candidates by more than $2 million.
Tom Perez, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, said that his party's investment in the race was part of a larger effort to improve party infrastructure across the country. "We're investing heavily here in the Georgia six race, but I'm traveling across the country. We're building strong parties everywhere. That's what we have to do because that's where we fell short in the past. We allowed our basic infrastructure to, you know, to atrophy and we have to build strong parties," he said.[15] This spending was driven primarily by out-of-state contributions, which Handel and conservative outside organizations highlighted in critical campaign ads.
This special election was one of the first chances since 2016 for the Democratic Party to reduce the Republican House majority. When asked about the importance of the race, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R), who represented the district for two decades, told Ballotpedia, "I do think Republicans have to pay attention, and I think it would be a big mistake to allow this district to go to Ossoff, partly because of the psychology nationally, and partly because once a relatively talented person gets in office, it’s really hard to get rid of them."
The Democratic Party had not held Georgia's 6th District since before Gingrich's first election in 1978. However, Trump's victory margin of 1.5 percent over Hillary Clinton in the district in the 2016 presidential race signified that the district could be competitive. Comparatively, Mitt Romney (R) won the district by a margin of 23.3 percent in 2012, and John McCain (R) defeated Barack Obama (D) by 18 percent in 2008.[16][17] Republicans suggested that Ossoff's failure to win in the district, despite an infusion of cash, was evidence that Democrats would not have electoral success in 2018.
Ossoff was a first-time candidate who previously worked in D.C. as a legislative aide to Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) for five years and as a documentary producer. Ossoff campaigned against Trump's policies and emphasized small business growth, affordable healthcare, preserving Medicare and Medicaid, and national security. He was characterized as more of a centrist than a progressive by New York Magazine, The Washington Post, National Review, and The New York Times.[18] Handel, who served as the Georgia Secretary of State from 2007 to 2010, supported the Trump administration's position on healthcare and the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, although she rarely mentioned the president by name while campaigning.[19] She instead focused on promoting conservative principles and economic issues such as improving the tax code for small businesses.
This was the fourth congressional special election of the year and the third won by a Republican.
| U.S. House, Georgia District 6 Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jon Ossoff |
48.1% | 92,673 | |
| Republican | Karen Handel |
19.8% | 38,071 | |
| Republican | Bob Gray | 10.8% | 20,802 | |
| Republican | Dan Moody | 8.8% | 17,028 | |
| Republican | Judson Hill | 8.8% | 16,870 | |
| Republican | Kurt Wilson | 0.9% | 1,820 | |
| Republican | David Abroms | 0.9% | 1,639 | |
| Democratic | Ragin Edwards | 0.3% | 504 | |
| Democratic | Ron Slotin | 0.3% | 491 | |
| Republican | Bruce LeVell | 0.2% | 455 | |
| Republican | Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan | 0.2% | 415 | |
| Republican | Keith Grawert | 0.2% | 415 | |
| Republican | Amy Kremer | 0.2% | 351 | |
| Republican | William Llop | 0.2% | 326 | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Quigg | 0.2% | 304 | |
| Democratic | Richard Keatley | 0.1% | 229 | |
| Independent | Alexander Hernandez | 0.1% | 121 | |
| Independent | Andre Pollard | 0% | 55 | |
| Total Votes | 192,569 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom Price (R) defeated Rodney Stooksbury (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent on May 24, 2016.[20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tom Price Incumbent |
61.7% | 201,088 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Stooksbury | 38.3% | 124,917 | |
| Total Votes | 326,005 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
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2014
The 6th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tom Price (D) defeated challenger Robert Montigel (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tom Price Incumbent |
66.04% | 139,018 | |
| Democratic | Robert Montigel | 33.96% | 71,486 | |
| Total Votes | 210,504 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won
This is one of 13 U.S. House districts Democrats were defending that Donald Trump (R) won in 2020. The map below highlights those districts. Hover over or click a district to see information such as the incumbent and the presidential vote counts.
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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
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Spending in Georgia Sixth race pushes past $50 million," June 19, 2017
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Ossoff raises another $15M in Georgia 6th, setting new fundraising record," June 8, 2017
- ↑ The New York Times, "Ossoff Raises $23 Million in Most Expensive House Race in History," June 9, 2017
- ↑ CNN, "Democrat Narrowly Loses in Georgia; Interview with DNC Chair Tom Perez; Republican Wake-Up Call in Georgia; Hernandez Commits Suicide in Prison; Boxer Finds New Fight; Georgia Special Election," April 19, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections presents the 2016 presidential election results by congressional district," January 30, 2017
- ↑ Vox, "Georgia Dems normally raise $10,000 for this House seat. This April they’ll have $3 million." March 27, 2017
- ↑ New Republic, "The Enduring Mystery of Jon Ossoff," June 12, 2017
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Enthusiastic or wary, Georgia Republicans come to terms with Trump," June 3, 2017
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 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.
- ↑ Sandy Springs Patch, "Montigel to Run for Georgia's 6th Congressional District," accessed February 25, 2014
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