GA-5
Georgia District 5
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Nikema Williams Democratic since Jan 2021 · If no one gets a majority, runoff Tue, Dec 1
John "BONGO" SalvesenRepublicanNikema WilliamsDemocratic · IncumbentAge 48 · 5 years in Congress
John "BONGO" Salvesen 14.3Nikema Williams 85.7
Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.
- Last election
- Nikema Williams (Democratic) won by 71.4 points, 2024
- Since 2022
- District lines changed, so no comparison
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Salvesen left, Williams right- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- No FEC report
- $773K
- Cash on hand
- No FEC report
- $63K
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeWilliamsNo published score for Salvesen
- Record
- 0-1
- 3-0
- Years in politics
- Not available
- 5
- Age on Election Day
- Not available
- 48
Nikema Williams on fec.gov. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. The spectrum is a published research score, not our rating. How this works. Record is wins and losses in the races in our results files, the same count as each profile.
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Nikema WilliamsIncumbentDemocratic
- John "BONGO" SalvesenRepublican
This list may not include every candidate. See the official list at the Georgia Secretary of State, Elections Division
Source: sos.ga.gov (ZIP), dated Sep 1
Shift since 2022: lines changed, no comparison.
All Georgia districts
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2024 US House margin
- D 15+ pts
- D 5 to 15 pts
- D under 5 pts
- R under 5 pts
- R 5 to 15 pts
- R 15+ pts
- Other winner
- No data
Show these districts as a list (14)
- Georgia District 1· Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R), Republican by 24.0 points, 2024
- Georgia District 2· Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D), Democratic by 12.6 points, 2024
- Georgia District 3· Brian Jack (R), Republican by 32.6 points, 2024
- Georgia District 4· Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D), Democratic by 51.2 points, 2024
- Georgia District 5· Nikema Williams (D), Democratic by 71.4 points, 2024
- Georgia District 6· Lucy McBath (D), Democratic by 49.4 points, 2024
- Georgia District 7· Richard McCormick (R), Republican by 29.8 points, 2024
- Georgia District 8· Austin Scott (R), Republican by 37.8 points, 2024
- Georgia District 9· Andrew S. Clyde (R), Republican by 38.0 points, 2024
- Georgia District 10· Mike Collins (R), Republican by 26.2 points, 2024
- Georgia District 11· Barry Loudermilk (R), Republican by 34.6 points, 2024
- Georgia District 12· Rick W. Allen (R), Republican by 20.6 points, 2024
- Georgia District 13· David Scott (D), Democratic by 43.6 points, 2024
- Georgia District 14· Marjorie Taylor Greene (R), Republican by 28.8 points, 2024
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History (25 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 343,691
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Georgia District 5, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNikema WilliamsWon Democratic 294,47085.7% RepublicanJohn "Bongo" Salvesen Republican 49,22114.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 295,456
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Georgia District 5, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNikema WilliamsWon Democratic 243,68782.5% RepublicanChristian Zimm Republican 51,76917.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 354,503
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNikema WilliamsWon Democratic 301,85785.1% RepublicanAngela Stanton-King Republican 52,64614.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 275,406
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn R LewisWon Democratic 275,406100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 300,549
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 253,78184.4% RepublicanDouglas Bell Republican 46,76815.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 170,326
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 170,326100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 277,665
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2020)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 234,33084.4% RepublicanHoward Stopeck Republican 43,33515.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 177,404
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 130,78273.7% RepublicanFenn Little Republican 46,62226.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 231,474
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 231,368100.0% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 1060.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 122,380
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 122,380100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 201,773
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 201,773100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 116,259
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2010)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 116,259100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 177,942
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Georgia District 5, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 137,33377.2% RepublicanHank Schwab Republican 40,60622.8% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 139,054
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 109,17778.5% RepublicanJohn H Lewis Sr Republican 29,87721.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 136,555
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 136,555100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 123,093
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 85,09469.1% RepublicanDale Dixon Republican 37,99930.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 204,407
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2000)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 147,44572.1% RepublicanPaul Stabler Republican 56,96027.9% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 113,818
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 86,03775.6% RepublicanJ W Tibbs Republican 27,78124.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 172,887
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 135,19478.2% RepublicanJ W Tibbs Jr Republican 37,69321.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 123,800
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn LewisWon Democratic 93,22975.3% RepublicanPortia A Scott Republican 30,56224.7% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 90.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 151,250
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWyche Fowler JrWon Democratic 151,233100.0% OtherOther Other 170.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,955
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWyche Fowler JrWon Democratic 53,26480.8% IndependentJe "Billy" McKinney Independent 9,04913.7% RepublicanPaul Jones Republican 3,6335.5% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 90.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 137,302
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWyche Fowler JrWon Democratic 101,64674.0% RepublicanF William Dowda Republican 35,64026.0% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 160.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,875
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWyche Fowler JrWon Democratic 52,73975.5% RepublicanThomas P Bowles Jr Republican 17,13224.5% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 40.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 144,063
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Georgia District 5, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAndrew YoungWon Democratic 96,05666.7% RepublicanEdward W Gadrix Republican 47,99833.3% Scattered write-insName as filed: Writein Write-in 90.0%
All rows: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
District numbers are reused after each redistricting, so rows on older lines cover different territory than today's Georgia District 5.
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- web/data/results/house/{ST}.json. The Dataverse API refuses this file behind a guestbook, so the identical file was taken from two public GitHub copies (Hackquantumcpp/snoutcounter-midterms-2026-model data/1976-2024-house.csv and sta199-f26/sta199-f26.github.io _data/gerrymander/1976-2024-house.tab), which are byte-identical to each other and match the md5 a9566ac393913a1af343284e837c17bb that Dataverse lists for dataset version 15.0 (2026-03-09). sha256 76eec42483ee9f0fc5cf6e377442c783d1ae6eefa929729fd6561a69bab47f2a.
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- CC0 1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2
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- cd.topo.json, sld/*.topo.json
- License
- US Census Bureau, public domain
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Legislative/MapServer
- Used for
- web/data/officials/congress.json (name, party, bioguide, official site, service start) and web/data/people (birth year, committees, social media handles and profile links; links only, nothing copied from the platforms). As-of: the files saved in data/raw/people on 2026-10-29.
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- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-current.json
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Portraits: unitedstates/images (public domain)Data as of Oct 28, 2026