On election night, view live Georgia 9th District election results.
Incumbent Voting Record
Tom Graves (R) seeking re-election after holding the seat for less than one year.
| Major Bills | Incumbent Vote | All Republicans |
| HEALTH CARE BILL | N.A. | Yes: 0 No: 178 |
| STIMULUS PACKAGE | N.A. | Yes: 0 No: 177 |
| TARP | N.A. | Yes: 91 No: 108 |
| ENERGY BILL | N.A. | Yes: 8 No: 168 |
Campaign Finances
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Tom Graves
as of Nov. 22
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| Raised | $1,286,090 | |||||||||||||
| Spent | $1,267,390 | |||||||||||||
| Cash On Hand | $20,144 | |||||||||||||
| Independent expenditures | ||||||||||||||
| For | $9,621 | |||||||||||||
| Against | $0 | |||||||||||||
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Sources: Federal Election Commission; OpenSecrets.org
Previous Election Results
| House | Democrats | Republicans |
| 2008 | 24% Scott | 76% Deal |
| 2006 | 23% Bradbury | 77% Deal |
| 2004 | 26% Ellis | 74% Norwood |
| 2002 | 27% Irwin | 73% Norwood |
100% reporting Aug. 10 Runoff Results
| Republican | Tom Graves | 41,869 | 55% | |
| Lee Hawkins | 33,961 | 45% |
100% reporting July 20 Primary Results
| Republican | Tom Graves | 38,824 | 49% | |
| Lee Hawkins | 20,947 | 27% | ||
| Steve Tarvin | 11,522 | 15% | ||
| Chris Cates | 5,047 | 6% | ||
| Bobby Reese | 1,362 | 2% | ||
| Bert Loftman | 782 | 1% |
Since no candidate received the required 50 percent of votes in the Republican primary, the two candidates with the most votes advanced to a runoff election..
Source: Preliminary vote totals from The Associated Press
District Demographics
| Race and ethnicity | District | U.S. | |
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| White | 81.3% |
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65.9% |
| Black | 3.4% |
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12.1% |
| Hispanic | 12.8% |
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15.1% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
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4.3% |
| Native American | 0.2% |
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0.7% |
| Income | District | U.S. | |
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| Median income | $49,065 |
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$52,175 |
| Poverty rate | 10.0% |
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9.6% |
| Below $25,000 | 21.5% |
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23.2% |
| $25,000-$50,000 | 27.6% |
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24.8% |
| $50,000-$100,000 | 31.7% |
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31.2% |
| $100,000-$200,000 | 14.4% |
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16.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 3.0% |
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4.2% |
| Education | District | U.S. | |
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| High school graduate | 77.1% |
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84.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.8% |
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27.4% |
| Age | District | U.S. | |
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| Under 18 | 26.5% |
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24.5% |
| 65 and older | 11.4% |
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12.6% |
Source: Census Bureau
