Electoral history of Newt Gingrich

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Flynt* 49,082 51.45
Republican Newt Gingrich 46,308 48.55
Total votes 95,390 100.00

1976 election
1976 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source:[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Flynt* 77,532 51.71
Republican Newt Gingrich 72,400 48.29
Total votes 149,932 100.00

1978 election
1978 Georgia's 6th congressional district Republican primary election
Source:[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Newt Gingrich 4,597 75.56
Republican David Barrow 952 15.65
Republican Michael W. "Mike" Esther 535 8.79
Total votes 6,084 100.00
1978 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
Source:[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Newt Gingrich 47,078 54.40
Democratic Virginia Shapard 39,451 45.59
Total votes 86,529 100.00

1980 election
1980 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
* denotes incumbent     Source:[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Newt Gingrich* 96,071 59.05
Democratic Dock H. Davis 66,606 40.94
Total votes 149,932 100.00

Speaker of the House of Representatives

1995 election
1995 election for speaker – 104th Congress[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Newt Gingrich (GA 6) 228 52.54
Democratic Dick Gephardt (MO 3) 202 46.55
   —    Present 4 0.91
Total votes 434 100
Votes necessary 218 >50

1997 election
1997 election for speaker – 105th Congress[7][8]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Newt Gingrich (GA 6) 216[lower-alpha 1] 50.83
Democratic Dick Gephardt (MO 3) 2050 48.24
Republican Jim Leach (IA 1) 20 0.47
Republican Robert Michel[lower-alpha 2] 10 0.23
Republican Robert Walker[lower-alpha 2] 10 0.23
Total votes 425[lower-alpha 3] 100
Votes necessary 213 >50

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. 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. "141 Cong. Rec. H3–4 (1995)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. January 4, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. "143 Cong. Rec. H2–4 (1997)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. January 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2019.


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