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U.S. House · Georgia's 5th Congressional District

Most of the city of Atlanta and surrounding Fulton County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Nikema Williams, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Nikema Williams274,61890.2%
John Salvesen29,8439.8%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Nikema Williams (D), first elected in 2020, won the Democratic primary over Arnetress Beatty with 88% of the vote. John Salvesen advanced from the Republican primary unopposed.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Nikema WilliamsDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District (since 2021)Full profile →John SalvesenRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • John Salvesen
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[31][32]

    Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][21][22][23]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • John Salvesen
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][27]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][26][27]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Nikema Williams
    Supports[14]

    Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • John Salvesen
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Nikema Williams
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • John Salvesen
    —

Research notes & limits

Biography gap: no campaign website or news profile was found for John Salvesen; his biography rests on Ballotpedia, and its birthplace entry (Burbank, California) differs from his own 2024 survey (South Jersey).

Sources · 37

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Nikema Williams · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.John Salvesen · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Congresswoman Nikema Williams · Office of Rep. Nikema Williams · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Congresswoman Nikema Williams Votes to Empower Communities to Prevent Gun Violence Through Extreme Risk Protection Orders · Office of Rep. Nikema Williams · 2022-06-09 Candidate's own words archived copy
  6. 6.Congresswoman Nikema Williams Introduces Resolution Declaring Abortion as a Human Right · Office of Rep. Nikema Williams · 2024-09-24 Candidate's own words archived copy
  7. 7.Congresswoman Nikema Williams Votes to Advance President Biden's Transformative Agenda · Office of Rep. Nikema Williams · 2021-08-25 Candidate's own words archived copy
  8. 8.Congresswoman Nikema Williams Reintroduces Legislation to Promote Safe Gun Storage · Office of Rep. Nikema Williams · 2024-06-27 Candidate's own words archived copy
  9. 9.Nikema Williams · Ballotpedia Reference
  10. 10.About Congresswoman Nikema Williams · Office of Rep. Nikema Williams Official record
  11. 11.Nikema Williams · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  12. 12.Georgia's 5th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  13. 13.Lawmaker, others sue over protest arrest after 2018 election · FOX 5 Atlanta News report
  14. 14.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.Con.Res. 38 (Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.Con.Res. 40 (Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  20. 20.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  35. 35.John Salvesen · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  36. 36.Nikema Williams · Ballotpedia Reference
  37. 37.U.S. House · Georgia's 5th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report