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The1992 House elections inGeorgia occurred on November 3, 1992 to elect the members of theState of Georgia's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives. Georgia had eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the1990 United States census.
These elections were held concurrently with theUnited States Senate elections of 1992 (including one election in Georgia), theUnited 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 the1992 U.S. House elections. Two new districts were made, one based inGwinnett County and another that stretched fromAtlanta toSavannah (the predecessors of the modern seventh and fourth districts respectively). In additionDoug Barnard, Jr. andBen L. Jones were drawn into the same district.
The Democratic-controlledGeorgia General Assembly under the leadership of fiercely partisan Speaker of the HouseTom 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 inCarrollton, was drawn into theColumbus-based 3rd District, represented by five-term DemocratRichard Ray.[1] At the same time, the Assembly created a new, heavily Republican 6th District inFulton andCobb 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 toMarietta 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 andRepublican than his old territory, contributed to his defeat in the fall to state senatorMac 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.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 1992[3] | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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| 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% | ||
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