2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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.

By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:

District 1
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.

Nominee

 * Buddy Carter, state senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Darwin Carter, former USDA official
 * Jeff Chapman, state representative
 * Bob Johnson, surgeon
 * Earl Martin, physician
 * John McCallum, venture capitalist

Withdrawn

 * Stefan Jarvis, realtor
 * David Schwarz, former congressional aide

Declined

 * Jack Kingston, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Brian Reese, UPS manager and minister

Eliminated in primary

 * Marc Smith, navy veteran
 * Amy Tavio, realtor

Withdrawn

 * Lesli Messinger, businesswoman

District 2
Incumbent Democratic representative Sanford Bishop has represented southwest Georgia since 1993.

Nominee

 * Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Greg Duke, optician and former Lee County School Board member

Eliminated in primary

 * Vivian Childs, retired educator

Declined

 * John House, business consultant, Army veteran and nominee for this seat in 2012

District 3
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. He was opposed in the Republican primary by businessman Chip Flanegan, but prevailed and was unopposed in the general election.

Nominee

 * Lynn Westmoreland, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Chip Flanegan, businessman

District 4
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%.

Nominee

 * Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Tom Brown, DeKalb County Sheriff

District 5
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.

Nominee

 * John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative

District 6
Incumbent Republican representative Tom Price was a potential candidate for U.S. Senate, but ultimately declined to enter the race. Businessman and army veteran Bob Montigel was the Democratic candidate.

Nominee

 * Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Bob Montigel, businessman and Army veteran

District 7
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. Woodall will be opposed by Lilburn City Councilman Thomas Wight as the Democratic candidate.

Nominee

 * Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Thomas Wight, City Councilman

District 8
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. He was unopposed in the primary election and was unopposed in the general election.

Nominee

 * Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

District 9
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. He defeated Bernie Fontaine for renomination and will be opposed by Democratic medical researcher David Vogel in the general election.

Nominee

 * Doug Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Bernie Fontaine

Nominee

 * David Vogel, medical researcher

District 10
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.

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

 * 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

Withdrawn

 * John Douglas, former state senator

Declined

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

Polling

 * ^ Internal poll for Mike Collins campaign

Nominee

 * Ken Dious, attorney

Declined

 * Mike Thurmond, former Commissioner of Labor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010

District 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.

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.

Nominee

 * Barry Loudermilk, state senator

Eliminated in primary

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

Withdrawn

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

Declined

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

Declined

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

District 12
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.

Nominee

 * John Barrow, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Rick W. Allen, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

 * Deke Copenhaver, Mayor of Augusta
 * Wright McLeod, real estate lawyer and retired Navy commander and candidate for this seat in 2012
 * Tommie Williams, state senator

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

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 26, 2014

District 13
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, but was defeated. Scott was unopposed in the general election.

Nominee

 * David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Michael Owens, businessman and Marine Corps veteran

District 14
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. He was unsuccessfully challenged in the Republican primary by manager and business consultant Ken Herron, and was unopposed in the general election.

Nominee

 * Tom Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Ken Herron, business consultant