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The 1990 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 3, 1990 to elect the members of the State of Georgia's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Georgia had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census. These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 1990 (including one election in Georgia), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1990 [1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Democratic | 854,784 | 61.33 | 9 | 9 | ±0 | |
| Republican | 538,865 | 38.67 | 1 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Others | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
| Totals | 1,393,649 | 100.00% | 10 | 10 | - | |
| Voter turnout | ||||||
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia 1 | Robert Lindsay Thomas | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Robert Lindsay Thomas (D) 71.2% Chris Meredith (R) 28.8% |
| Georgia 2 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | Democratic | 1980 | Re-elected | Charles Floyd Hatcher (D) 73.0% Jonathan Perry Waters (R) 27.0% |
| Georgia 3 | Richard Ray | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Richard Ray (D) 63.2% Paul Broun (R) 36.8% |
| Georgia 4 | Ben L. Jones | Democratic | 1988 | Re-elected | Ben L. Jones (D) 52.4% John Linder (R) 47.6% |
| Georgia 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 1986 | Re-elected | John Lewis (D) 75.6% J.W. Tibbs (R) 24.4% |
| Georgia 6 | Newt Gingrich | Republican | 1978 | Re-elected | Newt Gingrich (R) 50.3% David Worley (D) 49.7% |
| Georgia 7 | George Darden | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | George Darden (D) 60.1% Al Beverly (R) 39.9% |
| Georgia 8 | J. Roy Rowland | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | J. Roy Rowland (D) 68.7% Bob Cunningham (R) 31.3% |
| Georgia 9 | Ed Jenkins | Democratic | 1976 | Re-elected | Ed Jenkins (D) 55.8% Joe Hoffman (R) 44.2% |
| Georgia 10 | Doug Barnard, Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Re-elected | Doug Barnard, Jr. (D) 58.3% Sam Jones (R) 41.7% |
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