1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
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The 1992 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 3, 1992 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 1992 (including one election in Georgia), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Prior to the elections, Georgia's House delegation consisted of nine Democrats and one Republican. As a result of the 1990 United States census, Georgia picked up an additional seat for the 1992 U.S. House elections. Two new districts were made, one based in Gwinnett County and another that stretched from Atlanta to Savannah (the predecessors of the modern seventh and fourth districts respectively). In addition Doug Barnard, Jr. and Ben L. Jones were drawn into the same district.
The Democratic-controlled Georgia General Assembly under the leadership of fiercely partisan Speaker of the House Tom Murphy specifically targeted Gingrich, heavily altering the district that Gingrich represented.[1] Gerrymandering split Gingrich's territory among three neighboring districts. Much of the southern portion of Gingrich's district, including his home in Carrollton, was drawn into the Columbus-based 3rd District, represented by five-term Democrat Richard Ray.[1] At the same time, the Assembly created a new, heavily Republican 6th District in Fulton and Cobb counties in the wealthy northern suburbs of Atlanta—-an area that Gingrich had never represented.
However, Democrats attempt at defeating Gingrich ultimately backfired. Gingrich sold his home in Carrollton and moved to Marietta in the new 6th. He subsequently won a heated primary over state Representative Herman Clark[2] and remained in the House of Representatives until 1999. The changes made to Ray's district, which became considerably more urban and Republican than his old territory, contributed to his defeat in the fall to state senator Mac Collins. As of 2020, this is the last election in which Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in Georgia.This is also the last time they won the house popular vote.
Overview
[edit]| United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1992[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Democratic | 1,214,792 | 54.87 | 9 | 7 | -2 | |
| Republican | 999,182 | 45.13 | 1 | 4 | +3 | |
| Others | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
| Totals | 2,213,974 | 100.00% | 10 | 11 | +1 | |
| Voter turnout | ||||||
Results
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia 1 | Robert Lindsay Thomas | Democratic | 1982 | Retired Republican gain |
Jack Kingston (R) 57.8% Barbara Christmas (D) 42.2% |
| Georgia 2 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | Democratic | 1980 | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Sanford Bishop (D) 63.7% John Clayton (R) 36.3% |
| Georgia 3 | Richard Ray | Democratic | 1982 | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Mac Collins (R) 54.8% Richard Ray (D) 45.2% |
| Georgia 4 | None (district created) | New seat Republican gain |
John Linder (R) 50.5% Cathy Steinberg (D) 49.5% | ||
| Georgia 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 1986 | Re-elected | John Lewis (D) 72.1% Paul Stabler (R) 27.9% |
| Georgia 6 | Newt Gingrich | Republican | 1978 | Re-elected | Newt Gingrich (R) 57.7% Tony Center (D) 42.3% |
| Georgia 7 | George Darden | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | George Darden (D) 57.3% Al Beverly (R) 42.7% |
| Georgia 8 | J. Roy Rowland | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | J. Roy Rowland (D) 55.7% Bob Cunningham (R) 44.3% |
| Georgia 9 | Ed Jenkins | Democratic | 1976 | Retired Democratic hold |
Nathan Deal (D) 59.2% Daniel Becker (R) 40.8% |
| Georgia 10 | Doug Barnard, Jr. | Democratic | 1976 | Retired Democratic loss | |
| Ben L. Jones | Democratic | 1988 Redistricted from the 4th district |
Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Don Johnson (D) 53.8% Ralph Hudgens (R) 46.2% | |
| Georgia 11 | None (district created) | New seat Democratic gain |
Cynthia McKinney (D) 73.1% Woodrow Lovett (R) 26.9% | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Goodman, Brenda (December 20, 2007). "Tom B. Murphy, a Longtime Power in Georgia, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
- ^ "Gingrich Is Declared Winner After Recount in a Primary". The New York Times. July 29, 1992.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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