2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:^[3]

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]

• Buddy Carter, state senator^[6]

• Darwin Carter, former USDA official^[6]
• Jeff Chapman, state representative^[6]
• Bob Johnson, surgeon^[6]
• Earl Martin, physician^[7]
• John McCallum, venture capitalist^[6]

• Stefan Jarvis, realtor^[6]
• David Schwarz, former congressional aide^[6]

• Jack Kingston, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Brian Reese, UPS manager and minister

• Marc Smith, navy veteran
• Amy Tavio, realtor^[11]

• Lesli Messinger, businesswoman^[11]

2014 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Sanford Bishop Greg Duke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 96,363 66,537 Percentage 59.2% 40.8%

County results Bishop      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Duke      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Sanford Bishop Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Democratic

Incumbent Democratic representative Sanford Bishop has represented southwest Georgia since 1993.

• Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Greg Duke, optician and former Lee County School Board member^[21]

• Vivian Childs, retired educator

• John House, business consultant, Army veteran and nominee for this seat in 2012^[22]

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.^[27] He was opposed in the Republican primary by businessman Chip Flanegan, but prevailed and was unopposed in the general election.^[28]

• Lynn Westmoreland, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Chip Flanegan, businessman

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%.^[30]

• Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Tom Brown, DeKalb County Sheriff

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.

• John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Incumbent Republican representative Tom Price was a potential candidate for U.S. Senate,^[4][33] but ultimately declined to enter the race.^[34] Businessman and army veteran Bob Montigel was the Democratic candidate.^[28]

• Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Bob Montigel, businessman and Army veteran

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.^[35] Woodall will be opposed by Lilburn City Councilman Thomas Wight as the Democratic candidate.^[28]

• Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Thomas Wight, City Councilman

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.^[35] He was unopposed in the primary election and was unopposed in the general election.

• Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

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.^[35] He defeated Bernie Fontaine for renomination and will be opposed by Democratic medical researcher David Vogel in the general election.^[28]

• Doug Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Bernie Fontaine

• David Vogel, medical researcher

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.^[36][37][38]

• Jody Hice, pastor and candidate for Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2010

• S. Mitchell Swan, United States Marine Corps Reservist
• Mike Collins, trucking executive and son of former U.S. Representative Mac Collins
• Gary Gerrard, attorney
• Donna Sheldon, state representative
• Stephen Simpson, businessman
• Brian Slowinski, former chairman of the Columbia County Republican Party^[11]

• John Douglas, former state senator^[6]

• Bill Cowsert, state senator
• John Lunsford, former state representative
• Paul Broun, incumbent U.S. Representative

• ^ Internal poll for Mike Collins campaign

• Ken Dious, attorney

• Mike Thurmond, former Commissioner of Labor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[11]

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.^[41]

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.

• Barry Loudermilk, state senator^[11]

• Bob Barr, former U.S. Representative and Libertarian Party Presidential nominee in 2008^[11]
• Allan Levene, businessman^[42]
• Ed Lindsey, Majority Whip of the Georgia House of Representatives^[11]
• Larry Mrozinski, U.S. Army veteran^[11]
• Tricia Pridemore, businesswoman and former State Workforce Development Executive Director^[11]

• Hayden Collins, radio talk show host
• Susan M. Davis, cancer research activist

• Phil Gingrey, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Judson Hill, state senator

• Patrick Thompson, technology sales executive and nominee for this seat in 2012

2014 Georgia's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Rick W. Allen John Barrow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 91,336 75,478 Percentage 54.8% 45.2%

County results Allen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Barrow:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John Barrow Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rick W. Allen Republican

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.^[48]

• John Barrow, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Rick W. Allen, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012^[11]

• Delvis Dutton, state representative^[49]
• John Stone, Congressional aide and nominee for this seat in 2008^[11]
• Diane Vann, army nurse and candidate for Georgia's 8th congressional district in 2010^[11]
• Eugene Yu, businessman^[50]

• Deke Copenhaver, Mayor of Augusta^[51]
• Wright McLeod, real estate lawyer and retired Navy commander and candidate for this seat in 2012^[52]
• Tommie Williams, state senator^[51]

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.^[54] Despite PolitiFact rating the NRCC ads highlighting this as "Mostly False",^[55] they were nevertheless credited as helping to nationalize the race in a way that was damaging to Barrow.

• Complete video of debate, October 26, 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,^[67] but was defeated. Scott was unopposed in the general election.

• David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Owens, businessman and Marine Corps veteran

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.^[68] He was unsuccessfully challenged in the Republican primary by manager and business consultant Ken Herron,^[69] and was unopposed in the general election.

• Tom Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Ken Herron, business consultant

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