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.
Georgia's 5th congressional district | |||
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![]() Georgia's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2021) | 789,610[2] | ||
Median household income | $64,160[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+36[4] |
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+36, it is the most Democratic district in Georgia.[4]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 73% - George W. Bush 27% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 74% - George W. Bush 26% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 84.4% - John McCain 15% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 83.1% - Mitt Romney 15.8% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 85% - Donald Trump 12% |
2018 | Governor | Stacey Abrams 87.9% - Brian Kemp 11.3% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 86% - Donald Trump 13% |
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created in 1827 | ||||
Charles Eaton Haynes | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1826. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
Unused. | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 |
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![]() John Henry Lumpkin |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing] |
Thomas C. Hackett | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848. [data unknown/missing] |
Elijah Webb Chastain | Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd 33rd |
Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. [data unknown/missing] |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |||
John Henry Lumpkin | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1855. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Augustus Romaldus Wright |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1857. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John William Henderson Underwood |
Democratic | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1859. Withdrew. |
Vacant | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 |
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction | |
![]() Charles H. Prince |
Republican | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected to finish the term. [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870 |
41st | ||
![]() Stephen A. Corker |
Democratic | December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Elected after the disqualification of Charles H. Prince. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Dudley M. DuBose |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing] |
James C. Freeman | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Milton A. Candler |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing] |
Nathaniel Job Hammond | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887 |
46th 47th 48th 49th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data unknown/missing] |
John D. Stewart | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] |
Leonidas F. Livingston | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911 |
52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William S. Howard |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William David Upshaw |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927 |
66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination. |
Leslie Jasper Steele | Democratic | March 4, 1927 – July 24, 1929 |
70th 71st |
Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died. |
Vacant | July 14, 1929 – October 2, 1929 |
71st | ||
![]() Robert Ramspeck |
Democratic | October 2, 1929 – December 31, 1945 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
Elected to finish Steele's term. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Resigned to return to working in the aviation industry. |
Vacant | December 31, 1945 – February 12, 1946 |
79th | ||
![]() Helen Douglas Mankin |
Democratic | February 12, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
Elected to finish Ramspeck's term. Lost renomination, and then lost re-election as a write-in candidate. | |
![]() James C. Davis |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1963 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost renomination. |
![]() Charles L. Weltner |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
88th 89th |
Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Retired after refusing to endorse Lester Maddox for Governor of Georgia. |
![]() Fletcher Thompson |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
90th 91st 92nd |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
![]() Andrew Young |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 29, 1977 |
93rd 94th 95th |
Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. |
Vacant | January 29, 1977 – April 6, 1977 |
95th | ||
Wyche Fowler |
Democratic | April 6, 1977 – January 3, 1987 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th |
Elected to finish Young's term. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
![]() John Lewis |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – July 17, 2020 |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Died. |
Vacant | July 17, 2020 – December 3, 2020 |
116th | ||
![]() Kwanza Hall |
Democratic | December 3, 2020 – January 3, 2021 |
Elected to finish Lewis's term. Was not a candidate for the next term. | |
![]() Nikema Williams |
Democratic | January 3, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022 |
Year | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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1844 (29th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 7,720 | 61.2 |
Miller | Whig | 4,889 | 38.8 | |
1846 (30th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 5,349 | 79.4 |
Crook | Whig | 1,263 | 18.8 | |
1848 (31st Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 8,767 | 59.8 |
James M. Calhoun | Whig | 5,904 | 40.2 | |
1851 (32nd Congress) | ![]() |
Union | 13,882 | 65.0 |
Stiles | Whig | 7,481 | 35.0 | |
1853 (33rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 8,118 | 50.8 |
Tumlin | Democratic | 7,866 | 49.2 | |
1855 (34th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 11,290 | 58.6 |
Tumlin | 7,978 | 41.4 | ||
1857 (35th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 9,669 | 63.0 |
Hooper | Independent Democrat | 5,690 | 37.1 | |
1859 (36th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 12,339 | 85.1 |
Shackleford | Opp. | 2,162 | 14.9 | |
Georgia announced its secession from the Union, January 28, 1861. | ||||
April 20, 1868 (40th Congress) Special election |
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Republican | ||
Hilliard | Democratic | |||
January 1871 (41st Congress) Special election |
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Democratic | ||
1870 (42nd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 15,363 | 62.3 |
Isham S. Fannin | Republican | 9,302 | 37.7 | |
1872 (43rd Congress) | ![]() |
Republican | 10,910 | 50.7 |
Glenn | Liberal Republican | 10,631 | 49.4 | |
1874 (44th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 12,450 | 66.5 |
Mills | Republican | 6,273 | 33.5 | |
1876 (45th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 18,083 | 67.5 |
Markham | Republican | 8,714 | 32.5 | |
1878 (46th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 10,269 | 55.6 |
Arnold | Greenback | 8,196 | 44.4 | |
1880 (47th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 11,947 | 62.6 |
Clark | Republican | 7,133 | 37.4 | |
1882 (48th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 10,788 | 65.2 |
Buck | Independent Republican | 5,756 | 34.8 | |
1884 (49th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 9,008 | 63.7 |
Martin | Republican | 5,130 | 36.3 | |
1886 (50th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 2,999 | 100.0 |
1888 (51st Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 10,971 | 68.6 |
George S. Thomas | Republican | 5,032 | 31.4 | |
1890 (52nd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 8,688 | 70.7 |
Will Haight | Republican | 3,608 | 29.3 | |
1892 (53rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 9,732 | 60.2 |
Samuel Small | Populist & Republican | 6,447 | 39.9 | |
1894 (54th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 7,781 | 59.7 |
Robert Todd | Populist | 5,264 | 40.4 | |
1896 (55th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 9,258 | 58.0 |
J. C. Hendrix | Republican | 6,715 | 42.0 | |
1898 (56th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 3,027 | 97.6 |
1900 (57th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 8,828 | 76.6 |
Charles I. Brannan | Independent | 2,685 | 23.3 | |
1902 (58th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 2,485 | 100.0 |
1904 (59th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 9,387 | 71.4 |
C. P. Goree | Republican | 3,760 | 28.6 | |
1906 (60th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 3,030 | 100.0 |
1908 (61st Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 8,909 | 100.0 |
1910 (62nd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 4,091 | 100.0 |
1912 (63rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 12,000 | 100.0 |
1914 (64th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 4,780 | 88.2 |
Dewar | Progressive | 640 | 11.8 | |
1916 (65th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 13,174 | 88.8 |
Moore | 1,656 | 11.2 | ||
1918 (66th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 5,251 | 100.0 |
1920 (67th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 10,649 | 70.1 |
John W. Martin | Republican | 4,544 | 29.9 | |
1922 (68th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 4,646 | 93.1 |
Max H. Wilensky | 347 | 7.0 | ||
1924 (69th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 16,608 | 100.0 |
1926 (70th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 2,919 | 99.9 |
1928 (71st Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 19,328 | 100.0 |
October 2, 1929 (71st Congress) Special election |
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Democratic | ||
1930 (72nd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 10,752 | 100.0 |
1932 (73rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 26,657 | 100.0 |
1934 (74th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 5,206 | 100.0 |
1936 (75th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 35,540 | 89.4 |
H. H. Alexander | Republican | 4,213 | 10.6 | |
1938 (76th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 6,906 | 97.2 |
1940 (77th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic, Independent | 41,677 | 99.9 |
1942 (78th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 9,176 | 96.0 |
1944 (79th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 50,257 | 94.5 |
H. H. Alexander | Independent | 2,929 | 5.5 | |
February 12, 1946 (79th Congress) Special election |
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Democratic | ||
1946 (80th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 31,444 | 61.6 |
Helen Douglas Mankin | Independent (Write-in) | 19,527 | 38.3 | |
1948 (81st Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 54,637 | 99.6 |
1950 (82nd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 49,317 | 100.0 |
1952 (83rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 83,920 | 100.0 |
1954 (84th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 54,069 | 64.4 |
Charles A. Moye Jr. | Republican | 29,911 | 35.6 | |
1956 (85th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 85,292 | 59.2 |
Randolph W. Thrower | Republican | 58,777 | 40.8 | |
1958 (86th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 32,135 | 100.0 |
1960 (87th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 80,023 | 99.7 |
1962 (88th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 60,583 | 55.6 |
L. J. O'Callaghan | Republican | 48,466 | 44.4 | |
1964 (89th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 65,803 | 54.0 |
L. J. O'Callaghan | Republican | 55,983 | 46.0 | |
1966 (90th Congress) | ![]() |
Republican | 55,423 | 60.1 |
Archie Lindsey | Democratic | 36,751 | 39.9 | |
1968 (91st Congress) | ![]() |
Republican | 79,258 | 55.6 |
Charles Weltner | Democratic | 63,183 | 44.4 | |
1970 (92nd Congress) | ![]() |
Republican | 78,540 | 57.4 |
Andrew Young | Democratic | 58,394 | 42.6 | |
1972 (93rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 72,289 | 52.8 |
Rodney M. Cook | Republican | 64,495 | 47.1 | |
1974 (94th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 69,221 | 71.6 |
Wyman C. Lowe | Republican | 27,397 | 28.3 | |
1976 (95th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 96,056 | 66.7 |
Ed Gadrix | Republican | 47,998 | 33.3 | |
1977 (95th Congress) Special election |
Wyche Fowler | Democratic | 29,898 | 39.6 |
John Lewis | Democratic | 21,531 | 28.6 | |
Paul Coverdell | Republican | 16,509 | 21.9 | |
April 5, 1977 (95th Congress) Special runoff |
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Democratic | 54,378 | 62.4 |
John Lewis | Democratic | 32,732 | 37.6 | |
1978 (96th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 52,739 | 75.5 |
Thomas P. Bowles Jr. | Republican | 17,132 | 24.5 | |
1980 (97th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 101,646 | 74.0 |
F. William Dowda | Republican | 35,640 | 26.0 | |
1982 (98th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 53,264 | 80.8 |
J.E. (Billy) McKinney | Independent | 9,047 | 13.7 | |
Paul Jones | Republican | 3,633 | 5.5 | |
1984 (99th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 151,233 | 100.0 |
1986 (100th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 93,229 | 75.3 |
Portia A. Scott | Republican | 30,562 | 24.7 | |
1988 (101st Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 135,194 | 78.2 |
J. W. Tibbs Jr. | Republican | 37.693 | 21.8 | |
1990 (102nd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 86,037 | 75.6 |
J. W. Tibbs Jr. | Republican | 27,781 | 24.4 | |
1992 (103rd Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 147,445 | 72.1 |
Paul R. Stabler | Republican | 56,960 | 27.9 | |
1994 (104th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 85,094 | 69.1 |
Dale Dixon | Republican | 37,999 | 30.9 | |
1996 (105th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 136,555 | 100.0 |
1998 (106th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 109,177 | 78.5 |
John H. Lewis Sr. | Republican | 29,877 | 21.5 | |
2000 (107th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 137,333 | 77.2 |
Hank Schwab | Republican | 40,606 | 22.8 | |
2002 (108th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 116,259 | 100.0 |
2004 (109th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 201,773 | 100.0 |
2006 (110th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 122,380 | 100.0 |
2008 (111th Congress) | ![]() |
Democratic | 122,345 | 100.0 |
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 | % | |
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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 | ||||
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