2020Final resultsSpecial election
2020 special election for Georgia's 5th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Kwanza Hall (D) won with 31.7% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Franklin (D) by 3.2 points.
Kwanza HallDemocrat · winner
31.7%11,104
Robert M. FranklinDemocrat
28.6%9,987
Able Mable ThomasDemocrat
19.1%6,692
Keisha Sean WaitesDemocrat
12.2%4,255
Barrington D., Martin IIDemocrat
5.6%1,944
Chase OliverLibertarian
2.0%712
Steven MuhammadIndependent
0.8%282
34,976 votes
Source: Federal Election CommissionUpdated Oct 3, 2026, 3:20 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kwanza HallNo Republican
$242.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$230.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$12.5K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Robert M. Franklin $362.6K · Barrington D., Martin II $16.5K · Steven Muhammad $13.2K · Chase Oliver $9.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
Kwanza Hall (D)Robert M. Franklin (D)Able Mable Thomas (D)Keisha Sean Waites (D)Barrington D., Martin II (D)
Also on the ballot: Chase Oliver (Libertarian), 2.0%; Steven Muhammad (Independent), 0.8%