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2026 candidates we're tracking in GA-5
Nikema Williams
Top priorities
- Affordable housing and closing the racial wealth gap
- Reproductive freedom
- Economic justice and voting rights
Per the campaign site.
About Nikema Williams
Williams is a former public school teacher who represents Georgia's 5th Congressional District in Congress, succeeding Congressman John Lewis, per the official House biography.
John 'BONGO' Salvesen
Top priorities
- Replacing Georgia's election system with paper ballots due to susceptibility to hacking
- Opposing 15-minute cities and the elimination of cash (digitization of Georgia)
- Addressing concerns about ingredients in food that should not be passed by the FDA
Per the campaign site.
About John 'BONGO' Salvesen
John 'BONGO' Salvesen appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, GA-5, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
About this race
Georgia's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Georgia primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.