Georgia's 5th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 774,627 [2] |
Median household income | $84,016 [3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+32 [4] |
Georgia's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district was represented by Democrat John Lewis from January 3, 1987, until his death on July 17, 2020. Kwanza Hall was elected to replace Lewis on December 1, 2020, and served until January 3, 2021, when Nikema Williams took his place. Hall was elected in a special election for the balance of Lewis' 17th term. He chose not to run in the general election for a full two-year term, which was won by Williams.
The district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. [5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
Based in central Fulton and parts of DeKalb and Clayton counties, the majority black district includes almost three-fourths of Atlanta, the state capital and largest city. It also includes some of the surrounding suburbs, including East Point, Druid Hills, and Forest Park. [6] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+32, it is the most Democratic district in Georgia. [4]
# | County | Seat | Population |
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63 | Clayton | Jonesboro | 298,300 |
89 | DeKalb | Decatur | 762,992 |
121 | Fulton | Atlanta | 1,079,105 |
Year | Office | Results [7] |
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2008 | President | Obama 84% - 16% |
2012 | President | Obama 83% - 17% |
2016 | President | Clinton 84% - 13% |
Senate | Barksdale 75% - 20% | |
2018 | Governor | Abrams 87% - 12% |
Lt. Governor | Riggs Amico 86% - 14% | |
Attorney General | Bailey 85% - 15% | |
2020 | President | Biden 86% - 13% |
2021 | Senate (Reg.) | Ossoff 86% - 14% |
Senate (Spec.) | Warnock 87% - 13% | |
2022 | Senate | Warnock 88% - 11% |
Governor | Abrams 85% - 15% | |
Lt. Governor | Bailey 85% - 13% | |
Attorney General | Jordan 84% - 14% | |
Secretary of State | Nguyen 81% - 17% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 116,230 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 116,230 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 201,773 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 201,773 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 122,380 | 99.95 | |
No party | Others | 64 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 122,444 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 231,368 | 99.95 | |
No party | Others | 106 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 231,437 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 130,782 | 73.72 | |
Republican | Fenn Little | 46,622 | 26.28 | |
Total votes | 177,404 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 234,330 | 84.39 | |
Republican | Howard Stopeck | 43,335 | 15.61 | |
Total votes | 277,665 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 170,326 | 100 | |
Total votes | 170,326 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 253,781 | 84.44 | |
Republican | Douglas Bell | 46,768 | 15.56 | |
Total votes | 300,549 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Lewis (Incumbent) | 273,084 | 100 | |
Total votes | 273,084 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kwanza Hall | 11,104 | 31.75% | |
Democratic | Robert Michael Franklin Jr. | 9,987 | 28.55% | |
Democratic | Mable Thomas | 6,692 | 19.13% | |
Democratic | Keisha Waites | 4,255 | 12.17% | |
Democratic | Barrington Martin II | 1,944 | 5.56% | |
Libertarian | Chase Oliver | 712 | 2.04% | |
Independent | Steven Muhammad | 282 | 0.8% | |
Total votes | 34,967 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kwanza Hall | 13,450 | 54.27% | |
Democratic | Robert Michael Franklin Jr. | 11,332 | 45.73% | |
Total votes | 24,782 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nikema Williams | 301,857 | 85.02 | |
Republican | Angela Stanton-King | 52,646 | 14.08 | |
Total votes | 354,503 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nikema Williams (incumbent) | 243,687 | 82.48 | |
Republican | Christian Zimm | 51,769 | 17.52 | |
Total votes | 295,456 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
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