1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
Flag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg
  1992 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1996  

All 11 Georgia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election47
Seats won74
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by county.svg

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.

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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]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican 816,48454.522%47+3
Democratic 681,05145.478%74-3
Others00.0%00
Valid votes--%
Invalid or blank votes--%
Totals1,497,535100.00%1111-
Voter turnout

Results

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatusOpponent
Georgia 1 Jack Kingston Republican1992Re-elected Jack Kingston (R) 76.6%
Raymond Beckworth (D) 23.4%
Georgia 2 Sanford Bishop Democratic1992Re-elected Sanford Bishop (D) 66.2%
John Clayton (R) 33.8%
Georgia 3 Mac Collins Republican1992Re-elected Mac Collins (R) 65.5%
Fred Overby (D) 34.5%
Georgia 4 John Linder Republican1992Re-elected John Linder (R) 57.9%
Comer Yates (D) 42.1%
Georgia 5 John Lewis Democratic1986Re-elected John Lewis (D) 69.1%
Dale Dixon (R) 30.9%
Georgia 6 Newt Gingrich Republican1978Re-elected Newt Gingrich (R) 64.2%
Ben L. Jones (D) 35.8%
Georgia 7 George Darden Democratic1983Defeated Bob Barr (R) 51.9%
George Darden (D) 48.1%
Georgia 8 J. Roy Rowland Democratic1982Retired; Republican victory Saxby Chambliss (R) 62.7%
Craig Mathis (D) 37.3%
Georgia 9 Nathan Deal Democratic1992Re-elected Nathan Deal (D) 57.9%
Robert L. Castello (R) 42.1%
Georgia 10 Don Johnson Democratic1992Defeated Charlie Norwood (R) 65.2%
Don Johnson (D) 34.8%
Georgia 11 Cynthia McKinney Democratic1992Re-elected Cynthia McKinney (D) 65.6%
Woodrow Lovett (R) 34.4%

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)