2020 Georgia's 5th congressional district special election

2020 Georgia's 5th congressional district special election

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Georgia's 5th congressional district
 
Candidate Kwanza Hall Robert Michael Franklin Jr.
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 13,450 11,332
Percentage 54.27% 45.73%

County results
Hall:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Vacant

Elected U.S. Representative

Kwanza Hall
Democratic

A special election filled the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district in the 116th United States Congress. Incumbent representative John Lewis, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019, died on July 17, 2020, during his 17th term.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Veronica Stracqualursi (July 19, 2020). "What happens to John Lewis' vacant US House seat in Georgia". CNN. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Perrett, Connor. "How Democrats plan to find a replacement for John Lewis on November's ballot by Monday". Business Insider. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "The process of replacing Rep. John Lewis in the US House". 11Alive.com. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

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