John O Salvesen
Candidate for Georgia 5th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Georgia 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: US House of Representatives - District 5 - Rep, John "Bongo" Salvesen 9,552 of 9,552 votes · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Georgia Secretary of State — official results, May 19 2026 General Primary: US House of Representatives - District 5 - Rep, John "Bongo" Salvesen 9,552 of 9,552 votes (100.0%)
- no general list published
- nominee per certified results
The District
What Georgia 5th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Fulton County, DeKalb County and Clayton County.
Includes Atlanta (part), East Point (part), Forest Park, College Park (part), Brookhaven (part), North Decatur, Decatur, Riverdale, Candler-McAfee (part), North Druid Hills, Belvedere Park (part), Morrow (part) and 7 more.
263 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Georgia General Assembly Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Office, Statewide Voting Precincts 2022 (ga-precincts2022-shape.zip); Coweta County Voter Precincts layer (county GIS, 2025) for Coweta
Results
Certified results for Georgia 5th Congressional District
US House of Representatives - District 5
November General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikema Williams (I) (Dem)Democrat | Democrat | 294,469 | 85.7% |
| John "Bongo" Salvesen (Rep)Republican | Republican | 49,221 | 14.3% |
Official results (Georgia Secretary of State) · Georgia Secretary of State — official election results
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
John "Bongo" Salvesen has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for GA, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
No FEC campaign committee or reports on file for 2026
Checked 2026-09-24: the Federal Election Commission lists candidate ID H4GA05063 for this race, but no principal campaign committee is designated for the 2025–26 cycle, so there are no committee reports of receipts or spending. A candidate who raises or spends under $5,000 is not required to register a committee.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“The reason I am running for congress, is because when I went undercover in my journalistic pursuit, I was unhappy with what I saw and discovered. I came to the conclusion that we are not getting proper representation, democrat or republican, in our country.”
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.bongo4congress.com
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Georgia 5th Congressional District
- Nikema WilliamsDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
U.S. Representative · GA-05
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Georgia Secretary of StateRepublican nominee for U.S. Representative, Georgia District 5 — Nov. 3, 2026 general election
Unopposed for the Republican nomination in the May 19, 2026 General Primary (9,552 votes). Other nominees in the race: Nikema Williams (Democratic).
May 19, 2026 · Official · Georgia Secretary of State (official election results) · source
Not on file for John yet: Advertising, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_bea7pn0bb.
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