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Georgia GA-04 House2026

RACE AT A GLANCE

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Hank Johnson (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Feb 6, 2025
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Nov 17, 2025
D +50
R +50
D +27

Race summary

Rep. Hank Johnson, 70, made history in 2006 as one of the first two Buddhists elected to Congress.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Mar 6, 2026

Primary Election: May 19, 2026

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

Hank Johnson

First Elected: 2006

Last General Election: 75.6%

Last Primary Election: 100.0%

Full Bio:
JOHNSON, Hank, a Representative from Georgia; born in Washington, D.C., October 2, 1954; B.A., Clark College (Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta, Ga., 1976; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Tex., 1979; lawyer, private practice; member of the DeKalb County, Ga., board of commissioners, 2001-2006; associate judge, DeKalb County, Ga., magistrate court, 1989-2001; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2009 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).

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CANDIDATES

Republicans

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DISTRICT DATA

Georgia - 04

DeKalb County: Decatur, Lithonia 

Population Breakdown

Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2024 Election Results

Source: Dave Leip

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2020 Election Results

Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: Apr 8, 2025

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