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Georgia House race, District 5

Nikema Williams holds this seat and is running to keep it against John Salvesen.

The November ballot

NikemaWilliamsDemocrat
JohnSalvesenRepublican
Williams
$600K
Salvesen
-

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Nikema Williams

Democrat · Holds the seat now

Discloses no individual stock trades.

Has not cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Georgia

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 29 days before the election.

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How they won the primary

The primary · 134,732 votes

  • Nikema WilliamsWon88%118,546
  • Arnetress Beatty12%16,186

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

4%from small donors
Small donors
4%$26K
Large donors
26%$154K
Bundled
--
PACs
67%$403K
Other
3%$17K

Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

3 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

How this seat voted last time

D+71 in 2024

  • Nikema WilliamsWon85.7%
  • John "Bongo" Salvesen14.3%

343,691 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

The district

Census context
People
765K
Median household income
$76K
Unemployment
6.2%
Living below the poverty line
16.9%
Without health insurance
12.7%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.