Electoral history of Newt Gingrich

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This is the electoral history of Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, a Republican, served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in November 1998. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican from 1979 until his resignation in January 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination.

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Georgia's 6th congressional district

1974 election

1974 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Flynt* 49,082 51.45
Republican Newt Gingrich 46,30848.55
Total votes95,390 100.00

1976 election

1976 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Flynt* 77,532 51.71
Republican Newt Gingrich 72,40048.29
Total votes149,932 100.00

1978 election

1978 Georgia's 6th congressional district Republican primary election
Source: [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich 4,597 75.56
Republican David Barrow95215.65
Republican Michael W. "Mike" Esther5358.79
Total votes6,084 100.00
1978 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
Source: [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich 47,078 54.40
Democratic Virginia Shapard39,45145.59
Total votes86,529 100.00

1980 election

1980 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 96,071 59.05
Democratic Dock H. Davis66,60640.94
Total votes149,932 100.00

1982 election

1982 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 62,352 55.27
Democratic Jim Wood50,45944.73
Total votes112,812 100.00

1984 election

1984 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 116,655 69.14
Democratic Gerald L. Johnson52,06130.86
Total votes168,717 100.00

1986 election

1986 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 75,583 59.55
Democratic Candle Bray51,35240.46
Total votes126,935 100.00

1988 election

1988 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 110,169 58.92
Democratic David Worley76,82441.08
Total votes186,993 100.00

1990 election

1990 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 78,768 50.31
Democratic David Worley77,79449.69
Total votes156,562 100.00

1992 election

1992 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 158,761 57.74
Democratic Tony Center116,19642.26
Total votes274,957 100.00

1994 election

1994 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 119,432 64.17
Democratic Ben Jones 66,70035.83
Total votes186,132 100.00

1996 election

1996 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 174,155 57.80
Democratic Michael Coles 127,13542.20
Total votes301,290 100.00

1998 election

1998 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source: [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich* 164,966 70.70
Democratic Bats Pelphrey68,36629.30
Total votes233,332 100.00

Speaker of the House of Representatives

1995 election

1995 election for speaker  – 104th Congress [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich (GA 6) 228 52.54
Democratic Dick Gephardt (MO 3)20246.55
   —    Present 40.91
Total votes434 100
Votes necessary218>50

1997 election

1997 election for speaker  – 105th Congress [16] [17]
* denotes incumbent
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Newt Gingrich (GA 6)* 216 [a] 50.83
Democratic Dick Gephardt (MO 3)20548.24
Republican Jim Leach (IA 1)20.47
Republican Robert Michel [b] 10.23
Republican Robert Walker [b] 10.23
Total votes425 [c] 100
Votes necessary213>50

United States President

2012

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First place by first-instance vote
2012 Republican Party presidential primaries [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mitt Romney 9,685,780 51.50%
Republican Rick Santorum 3,909,62120.79%
Republican Newt Gingrich 2,718,93714.46%
Republican Ron Paul 2,049,41010.90%
Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. 84,7300.45%
Republican Rick Perry 54,7690.29%
Republican Michele Bachmann 41,4290.22%
Total votes18,544,676 100.00%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, but failed to obtain a majority of the full membership (218).
  2. 1 2 Not a member of the House at the time, retired.
  3. ↑ Six Republicans answered "present" during the roll call vote. These were not included in the vote count, only "votes cast for a person by name" were.

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 05, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 - R Primary Race - Aug 08, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 07, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 04, 1980". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 02, 1982". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  7. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 06, 1984". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Our Campaigns - GA District 6 Race - Nov 04, 1986". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  9. ↑ "1988 General Election Results" (PDF). sos.ga.gov. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  10. ↑ "1990 General Election Results" (PDF). sos.ga.gov. p. 47. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  11. ↑ "1992 General Election Results" (PDF). sos.ga.gov. p. 25. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  12. ↑ "1994 General Election Results" (PDF). sos.ga.gov. p. 49. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  13. ↑ "1996 General Election Results" (PDF). sos.ga.gov. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  14. ↑ "1998 General Election Results" (PDF). sos.ga.gov. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  15. ↑ "141 Cong. Rec. H3–4 (1995)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. January 4, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  16. 1 2 Heitshusen, Valerie; Beth, Richard S. (January 4, 2019). "Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913–2019" (PDF). CRS Report for Congress. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress . Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  17. ↑ "143 Cong. Rec. H2–4 (1997)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. January 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Republican Convention 2012". thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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