The 2014 election wasn’t complicated, with two Republican candidates and one Democrat. This time around, interest in the 9th District U.S. House seat has exploded, at least in the GOP, with Democrat waiting in the wings past Tuesday’s primary. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, “has attracted a surprisingly large field of opponents for an incumbent who has not been touched by scandal,” said Charles Bullock, University of Georgia political science professor.