Georgia's 3rd Congressional District

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Brian Jack

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Brian Jack (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Georgia representatives represented an average of 766,091 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 694,826 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Brian Jack defeated Maura Keller in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Jack (R)	66.3	273,036
		Maura Keller (D)	33.7	138,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 411,785
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Cantrell (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Brian Jack defeated Mike Dugan in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Jack	62.6	29,654
		Mike Dugan	37.4	17,693

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,347
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Maura Keller defeated Val Almonord in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maura Keller	53.0	13,237
		Val Almonord	47.0	11,730

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,967
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rodney Moore (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Brian Jack and Mike Dugan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mike Crane, Philip Singleton, and Jim Bennett in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Jack	46.7	32,877
✔		Mike Dugan	24.9	17,522
		Mike Crane	15.9	11,182
		Philip Singleton	6.7	4,743
		Jim Bennett	5.8	4,076

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Jenkins (R)
• Raymond Blair (R)
• Michael Corbin (R)

2022

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Val Almonord in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Ferguson (R)	68.7	213,524
		Val Almonord (D)	31.3	97,057

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,581
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Pacetti (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Val Almonord advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Val Almonord	100.0	32,207

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Jared Craig in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Ferguson	82.7	96,314
		Jared Craig	17.3	20,175

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,489
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rodney Moore (R)
• Sean Weiss (R)
• Rhonda Simpson (R)

2020

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Val Almonord in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Ferguson (R)	65.0	241,526
		Val Almonord (D)	35.0	129,792

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 371,318
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Val Almonord advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Val Almonord	100.0	56,240

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Ferguson	100.0	94,166

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2018

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Chuck Enderlin in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Ferguson (R)	65.5	191,996
		Chuck Enderlin (D)	34.5	101,010

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 293,006 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Chuck Enderlin defeated Rusty Oliver in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Enderlin	59.9	13,614
		Rusty Oliver	40.1	9,126

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,740
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3

Incumbent Drew Ferguson defeated Philip Singleton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Ferguson	74.4	43,381
		Philip Singleton	25.6	14,948

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 58,329
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2016

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lynn Westmoreland (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Drew Ferguson (R) defeated Angela Pendley (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ferguson defeated Mike Crane in the primary runoff election on July 26, 2016. Prior to that, Ferguson and Crane defeated Jim Pace, Richard Mix, Arnall Thomas, Chip Flanegan, and Samuel Anders to advance to the runoff election, while Angela Pendley defeated Tamarkus Cook in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Drew Ferguson	68.3%	207,218
	Democratic	Angela Pendley	31.7%	95,969
Total Votes				303,187
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Crane	26.9%	15,584
Drew Ferguson	26.8%	15,491
Jim Pace	23%	13,312
Chip Flanegan	9.9%	5,728
Richard Mix	9.1%	5,285
Samuel Anders	2.9%	1,657
Arnall Thomas	1.4%	812
Total Votes		57,869
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Drew Ferguson	53.9%	22,813
Mike Crane	46.1%	19,490
Total Votes		42,303
Source: Politico Note: Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Angela Pendley	50.2%	6,495
Tamarkus Cook	49.8%	6,444
Total Votes		12,939
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

2014

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Lynn Westmoreland (R) won an uncontested general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland Incumbent	100%	156,277
Total Votes				156,277
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Lynn Westmoreland - Incumbent
• No candidates filed to run

May 20, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Lynn Westmoreland - Incumbenta
• Chip Flanegan

Democratic Primary

No candidates filed to run

2012

See also: Georgia's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Lynn A. Westmoreland won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland Incumbent	100%	232,380
Total Votes				232,380
Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Lynn Westmoreland won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Saunders (D) and Jagdish Agrawal (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn A. Westmoreland incumbent	69.5%	168,304
	Democratic	Frank Saunders	30.5%	73,932
	Independent	Jagdish Agrawal	0%	3
Total Votes				242,239

2008
On November 4, 2008, Lynn Westmoreland won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stephen Camp (D) and Loretta VanPelt (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn A. Westmoreland incumbent	65.7%	225,055
	Democratic	Stephen Camp	34.3%	117,522
	Write-in	Loretta VanPelt	0%	3
Total Votes				342,580

2006
On November 7, 2006, Lynn Westmoreland won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike McGraw (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn A. Westmoreland incumbent	67.6%	130,428
	Democratic	Mike McGraw	32.4%	62,371
Total Votes				192,799

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim Marshall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Calder Clay (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Marshall incumbent	62.9%	136,273
	Republican	Calder Clay	37.1%	80,435
Total Votes				216,708

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Marshall won election to the United States House. He defeated Calder Clay (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Marshall	50.5%	75,394
	Republican	Calder Clay	49.5%	73,886
Total Votes				149,280

2000
On November 7, 2000, Mac Collins won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gail Notti (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mac Collins incumbent	63.5%	150,200
	Democratic	Gail Notti	36.5%	86,309
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	197
Total Votes				236,706

Redistricting

2020-2023

See also: Redistricting in Georgia after the 2020 census

On December 8, 2023, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed revised congressional maps into law. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new congressional map on December 7. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-22 to adopt the congressional map on December 5.

On October 26, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that the state's congressional and legislative district boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from using them for future elections. The court directed the Georgia General Assembly to develop new maps by December 8, 2023.

On December 28, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District upheld the maps enacted on December 8 and found them in compliance with the Voting Rights Act.

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The Court finds that the General Assembly fully complied with this Court’s order requiring the creation of a majority-Black congressional district in the region of the State where vote dilution was found. The Court further finds that the elimination of 2021 CD 7 did not violate the October 26, 2023 Order. Finally, the Court declines to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ new Section 2 claim based on a coalition of minority voters. Hence, the Court OVERRULES Plaintiffs’ objections ... and HEREBY APPROVES SB 3EX.

”

The district court's approval of remedial state legislative maps was appealed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was scheduled for January 23, 2025.

How does redistricting in Georgia work? In Georgia, both congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. A simple majority in each chamber is required to approve redistricting plans, which are subject to veto by the governor.

The Georgia Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no similar requirements for congressional districts.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for Georgia’s 2024 congressional elections.

Georgia District 3
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Georgia District 3
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Georgia after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Georgia after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Georgia State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

On August 22, 2011, Georgia's Republican leadership released their proposed Congressional redistricting map. Due to population growth, Georgia gained a 14th Congressional district following the 2010 census. The new district, according to the plan, is located in the northwestern part of the state. Rep. Tom Graves (R) was drawn into the new district, which left 9th District seat open in 2012. After redistricting, the 9th District leaned Republican. In addition, the plan displaced Rep. John Barrow (D), but Barrow (who had been displaced before) moved into the district in order to remain in the 12th District. Rep. Sanford Bishop's (D) district will become a majority-minority district. Also, Rep. Phil Gingrey's (R) 11th District picked up part of Atlanta. Overall, the plan was expected to bolster the Republican majority in the state's congressional delegation.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 3rd the 56th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 64.4%-34.4%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 3rd the 56th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 34.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 64.4%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 3rd Congressional District the 53rd most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.87. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.87 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Georgia
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Georgia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)