Turnout could be … if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Ballotpedia features 319,608 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. background-color: #ccc; } max-width: 600px; On November 4, 2008, John Lewis won re-election to the United States House. 2006 } overflow-x: scroll; font-size: 2em; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 10px; .race_header.democratic { Democrat/Republican. overflow-y: hidden; margin-top: 1em; Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.As of 2020, it is represented by Democrat Lucy McBath.The Georgia 6th district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. } } On November 2, 2010, John Lewis won re-election to the United States House. } .percentage_number { 5th Congressional District is 1st in Georgia out of 5 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native. .votebox_legend { } letter-spacing: 0.03em; } margin-bottom: 4px; .results_table { Only voters in those areas will be able to participate in Tuesday's special election. .results_row td:first-child { .results_table_container { Atlas of Georgia Politics; Georgia Congressional Districts; 5th Congressional District Map; Map of Georgia 5th Congressional District Border. top: -1px; background-color: #db0000; letter-spacing: 0.03em; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { let item = jQuery('.votebox .indicate_scroll').get(index); margin: 0; It will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Lewis ran unopposed for re-election in 2004. } Due to population growth, Georgia gained a 14th Congressional district following the 2010 census. .votebox-results-cell--check { let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; } Note: The following list of potential and declared candidates is unofficial. jQuery( ".votebox" ).each(function( index ) { Source. float: left; font-size: 20px; left: 0px; } There were no incumbents in this race. .race_header { letter-spacing: .04em; .votebox_bp_logo { .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { margin-bottom:16px; The district was represented by Democrat John Lewis from January 3, 1987 until his death on July 17, 2020. The new district, according to the plan, is located in the northwestern part of the state. The Interim Vacant Office Status Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { The 5th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. text-align: left; Thank you for contacting the Office of the 5th Congressional District of Georgia, formerly the Office of Representative John Lewis. margin-right: 12px; font-style: italic; Kwanza Hall was elected to replace Lewis on December 1, 2020 and served until January 3, 2021 when Nikema Williams took his place. 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Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district Since Jan 3, 2021 (next election in 2022) top: 0px; } } Georgia Democratic Party officials have selected state Sen. Nikema Williams to replace the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis on the November ballot to represent the state's 5th Congressional District. Voters in Georgia's 5th congressional district go to the polls Tuesday to choose a replacement for the late Rep. John Lewis. .results_row { } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { padding-bottom: 3px; text-align: center; } overflow-x: auto; .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { Source. } padding:7px 8px 8px; font-style: italic; .results_text { Atlas of Georgia Politics; Georgia US Congressional Districts Map; Map of Georgia US Congressional Districts. display: block; Representative John Lewis passed away on July 17, 2020. Georgia's 5th Congressional District is based in central Fulton and parts of Dekalb and Clayton counties and also includes the state capital and largest city of Atlanta, as well as many of the surrounding suburbs.[3]. } .results_row td { font-weight: 100; Pending a special election to choose a successor for the vacant congressional seat, the offices in Washington, D.C. and in Georgia remain open under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. } } .indicate_scroll { border-radius: 50%; For the state route, see, List of members representing the district, Prince was seated despite the fact that Georgia had not yet been readmitted to the Union. } More than 780,000 people in metro Atlanta are without a congressional representative for another two months. The Washington, DC, office and the district offices of former Representative John Lewis will continue to serve the people of the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. .inner_percentage { width: 50px; .votebox-results-metadata { height: 100%; Lewis ran unopposed for re-election in 2006. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. 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