1999 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election

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1999 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election

← 1998 February 23, 1999 2000 →
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Nominee Johnny Isakson Christina Fawcett Jeffrey
Party Republican Republican
Popular vote 51,548 20,115
Percentage 65.1% 25.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Newt Gingrich
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Johnny Isakson
Republican

A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district was held on February 23, 1999. The seat was previously held by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who resigned after facing a revolt in the Republican caucus after the Republicans lost four seats in the 1998 midterm elections. Since Johnny Isakson received over 50% of the vote, no runoff was held. He would later be elected to the United States Senate.

Results[]

Georgia's 6th congressional district special election (1999)[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Johnny Isakson 51,548 65.08%
Republican Christina Fawcett Jeffrey 20,115 25.39%
Democratic Gary Pelphrey 4,014 5.07%
Republican Barry Doublestein 1,593 2.01%
Republican Leigh Baier 1,459 1.84%
Republican Joseph Longo 478 0.60%
Independent Kelly S. Brown (write-in) 6 0.01%
Total votes 79,213 100.00%
Republican hold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Results of the February 23, 1999 Special Election". Georgia Secretary of State. March 16, 1999. Retrieved April 28, 2018.


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