Winner
Nikema Williams (I) 88.0%
Riding profile
GA-5
The question
GA-5: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 81.3
- P(close race)
- 0%
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In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| HereGA-5 | 90.6% | 9.4% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +36.3 | 44.9% −35.6 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
GA-5, a mixed riding in GA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 71-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 91% vote share, against 9% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
WILLIAMS, NIKEMA N.
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held May 19, 2026 · Certified official result
Winner
John "Bongo" Salvesen 100.0%
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Williams, Nikema N.
-
Republican Open seat John "Bongo" Salvesen
Previous election · 2024
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