Georgia's five incumbent congressmen rolled to easy primary election victories Tuesday night.

With most of the vote counted, the incumbents — Republican Paul Broun, and Democrats, John Lewis, David Scott, Jim Marshall and John Barrow — won their primary contests by overwhelming margins.

For Lewis, the election is over. The Atlanta Democrat carried two thirds of the votes cast in the fifth congressional district primary; far more than he needed to avoid a runoff with either of his two challengers, the Rev. Markel Hutchins and state Rep. "Able" Mable Thomas (D-Atlanta)

No Republicans entered the November general election for Lewis's seat.

Broun appeared to be the most vulnerable incumbent in Georgia's delegation. Yet the Athens Republican trounced his better funded challenger, Barry Fleming of Augusta.

Broun faces Democrat Bobby Saxon of Jackson County in the November election.

A jubilant Broun celebrated his victory with more than 120 supporters at a University of Georgia ballroom.

"My message was positive change for the people and that is the message I believe brought me this win," Broun declared.

Of the five congressional races, the 10th district GOP primary race was perhaps the ugliest of this election season.

Fleming used decades-old court records of Broun's personal financial troubles to paint the incumbent as lacking in good judgment. Broun questioned Fleming's Christian faith because of his opponent's negative attacks.

In the 12th district Democratic primary, John Barrow of Savannah carried two-thirds of the vote to defeat challenger state Sen. Regina Thomas (D-Savannah).

Barrow will face John Stone of Augusta in November. Stone, a former staffer for two GOP congressmen, won the three-candidate 12th district GOP primary outright.

Stone carried six of every 10 votes in the election, thus avoiding a runoff with either Savannah businessman Ray McKinney or Ben Crystal, a radio talk show host from Savannah.

In the suburban Atlanta 13th district, incumbent Democrat David Scott defeated challenger Donzella James, a former Atlanta state senator, for the third time in six years.

James, Hutchins and Thomas tried to persuade voters that Scott and Lewis were unresponsive to their constituents.

Hutchins and Thomas entered the race against Lewis, in large part, over a highly public flap over the incumbents endorsement for president.

Lewis endorsed Hillary Clinton last October, angering many of his African-American constituents. Lewis switched to Barack Obama in late February, after Obama trounced Clinton in Lewis's district.

Hutchins and Thomas said the endorsement controversy showed Lewis is out of touch and unresponsive to his constituents. Lewis rejected the criticism.

Obama figured prominently in two other primary contests. Barrow tied himself closely to the presumed Democratic presidential nominee. Marshall appeared to run as far away as possible from Obama.

In the past, both Barrow and Marshall survived well-financed Republican challenges in their central and south Georgia districts by maintaining conservative voting records in Congress.

However, their support of President Bush and congressional Republicans on such issues as the war in Iraq and taxation has gotten them into trouble with some Democrats.

Marshall defeated his primary challenger, Robert Nowak, by a 9 to 1 margin Tuesday night. The Democratic incumbent is opposed by Republican Rick Goddard of Warner Robins in the November general election.