Congressional Races

A look at the candidates who are running for Georgia's 12th Congressional District. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at the two candidates who are running for Georgia's Eighth Congressional District. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

The district includes parts of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan area, including the cities of Norcross, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Suwanee, and Buford. The 7th is filled with well-educated voters, including many who commute to high-paying jobs in Atlanta. It’s also incredibly diverse — Gwinnett is majority-minority county. Donald Trump narrowly carried the county 2016, while Mitt Romney won by a wide margin in 2012. 

Though far fewer people voted in the 2017 special election than in the 2016 election, Jon Ossoff still got about the same number of votes as the relatively unknown Democratic challenger Rodney Stooksbury in the 2016 general election. Karen Handel (R) beat Ossoff (D) by 4 percent in the 2017 Special Election to replace Rep Tom Price. Ballotpedia identified this race as one to watch, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee also included the district in its list of targets for 2018.