1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
The 1994 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 8, 1994, to elect the members of the State of Georgia's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Georgia had eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.
These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 1994, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Despite the fact that Bill Clinton had won Georgia's electoral votes in the Presidential election of 1992 two years prior, Republicans capitalized on the unpopularity of Clinton's and Congressional Democrats' major initiatives, most notably the Clinton health care plan of 1993 and gun control measures as well as miscellaneous disputes regarding social issues to gain three House seats from Democrats. In doing so, Republicans held a majority of the seats of Georgia's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since Reconstruction. Republicans would gain an additional seat when Nathan Deal (GA-9) changed his political affiliation in April 1995.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1994[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Republican | 816,484 | 54.522% | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| Democratic | 681,051 | 45.478% | 7 | 4 | -3 | |
| Others | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
| Totals | 1,497,535 | 100.00% | 11 | 11 | - | |
| Voter turnout | ||||||
Results
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Jack Kingston (R) 76.6% Raymond Beckworth (D) 23.4% |
| Georgia 2 | Sanford Bishop | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Sanford Bishop (D) 66.2% John Clayton (R) 33.8% |
| Georgia 3 | Mac Collins | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Mac Collins (R) 65.5% Fred Overby (D) 34.5% |
| Georgia 4 | John Linder | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | John Linder (R) 57.9% Comer Yates (D) 42.1% |
| Georgia 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 1986 | Re-elected | John Lewis (D) 69.1% Dale Dixon (R) 30.9% |
| Georgia 6 | Newt Gingrich | Republican | 1978 | Re-elected | Newt Gingrich (R) 64.2% Ben L. Jones (D) 35.8% |
| Georgia 7 | George Darden | Democratic | 1983 | Defeated | Bob Barr (R) 51.9% George Darden (D) 48.1% |
| Georgia 8 | J. Roy Rowland | Democratic | 1982 | Retired; Republican victory | Saxby Chambliss (R) 62.7% Craig Mathis (D) 37.3% |
| Georgia 9 | Nathan Deal | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Nathan Deal (D) 57.9% Robert L. Castello (R) 42.1% |
| Georgia 10 | Don Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Defeated | Charlie Norwood (R) 65.2% Don Johnson (D) 34.8% |
| Georgia 11 | Cynthia McKinney | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Cynthia McKinney (D) 65.6% Woodrow Lovett (R) 34.4% |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
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