1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

none February 2026 September 2023 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 legislative no 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia 1990 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia 1994 All 11 Georgia seats to the United States House of Representatives 1992 11 03 Democratic Party (United States) 9 7 2 Republican Party (United States) 1 4 3 270px County results Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% 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.https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/20murphy.html Tom B. Murphy, a Longtime Power in Georgia, Dies at 83 The New York Times 20 December 2007 Goodman Brenda 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. 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"Gingrich Is Declared Winner After Recount in a Primary". The New York Times. July 29, 1992. 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 2026, 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 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1992http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/default.htm Archived copy 2012-08-11 2016-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160330094736/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/default.htm dead PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats 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 District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates Georgia 1 Georgia 1 Robert Lindsay Thomas Democratic 1982 RetiredRepublican gain Jack Kingston (R) 57.8%Barbara Christmas (D) 42.2% Georgia 2 Georgia 2 Charles Floyd Hatcher Democratic 1980 Lost renominationDemocratic hold Sanford Bishop (D) 63.7%John Clayton (R) 36.3% Georgia 3 Georgia 3 Richard Ray Democratic 1982 Lost re-electionRepublican gain Mac Collins (R) 54.8%Richard Ray (D) 45.2% Georgia 4 Georgia 4 None (district created) New seatRepublican gain John Linder (R) 50.5%Cathy Steinberg (D) 49.5% Georgia 5 Georgia 5 John Lewis Democratic 1986 Re-elected John Lewis (D) 72.1%Paul Stabler (R) 27.9% Georgia 6 Georgia 6 Newt Gingrich Republican 1978 Re-elected Newt Gingrich (R) 57.7%Tony Center (D) 42.3% Georgia 7 Georgia 7 George Darden Democratic 1983 Re-elected George Darden (D) 57.3%Al Beverly (R) 42.7% Georgia 8 Georgia 8 J. Roy Rowland Democratic 1982 Re-elected J. Roy Rowland (D) 55.7%Bob Cunningham (R) 44.3% Georgia 9 Georgia 9 Ed Jenkins Democratic 1976 RetiredDemocratic hold Nathan Deal (D) 59.2%Daniel Becker (R) 40.8%Georgia 10 Georgia 10 Doug Barnard, Jr. Democratic 1976 RetiredDemocratic loss Ben L. Jones Democratic 1988Redistricted from the 4th district Lost renominationDemocratic holdDon Johnson (D) 53.8%Ralph Hudgens (R) 46.2% Georgia 11 Georgia 11 None (district created) New seatDemocratic gain Cynthia McKinney (D) 73.1% Woodrow Lovett (R) 26.9% See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1992 References 1992 Georgia Category:1992 Georgia (U.S. state) elections