Electoral history of Newt Gingrich
Elections featuring US House Speaker
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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.
Georgia's 6th congressional district
1974 election
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 96,071 | 59.05 | |
| Democratic | Dock H. Davis | 66,606 | 40.94 | |
| Total votes | 149,932 | 100.00 | ||
1982 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 62,352 | 55.27 | |
| Democratic | Jim Wood | 50,459 | 44.73 | |
| Total votes | 112,812 | 100.00 | ||
1984 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 116,655 | 69.14 | |
| Democratic | Gerald L. Johnson | 52,061 | 30.86 | |
| Total votes | 168,717 | 100.00 | ||
1986 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 75,583 | 59.55 | |
| Democratic | Candle Bray | 51,352 | 40.46 | |
| Total votes | 126,935 | 100.00 | ||
1988 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 110,169 | 58.92 | |
| Democratic | David Worley | 76,824 | 41.08 | |
| Total votes | 186,993 | 100.00 | ||
1990 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 78,768 | 50.31 | |
| Democratic | David Worley | 77,794 | 49.69 | |
| Total votes | 156,562 | 100.00 | ||
1992 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 158,761 | 57.74 | |
| Democratic | Tony Center | 116,196 | 42.26 | |
| Total votes | 274,957 | 100.00 | ||
1994 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 119,432 | 64.17 | |
| Democratic | Ben Jones | 66,700 | 35.83 | |
| Total votes | 186,132 | 100.00 | ||
1996 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 174,155 | 57.80 | |
| Democratic | Michael Coles | 127,135 | 42.20 | |
| Total votes | 301,290 | 100.00 | ||
1998 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich* | 164,966 | 70.70 | |
| Democratic | Bats Pelphrey | 68,366 | 29.30 | |
| Total votes | 233,332 | 100.00 | ||
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1995 election
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newt Gingrich (GA 6)* | 216[a] | 50.83 | |
| Democratic | Dick Gephardt (MO 3) | 205 | 48.24 | |
| Republican | Jim Leach (IA 1) | 2 | 0.47 | |
| Republican | Robert Michel[b] | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Republican | Robert Walker[b] | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Total votes | 425[c] | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 213 | >50 | ||
United States President
2012
|
Mitt Romney (42)
Rick Santorum (11)
Newt Gingrich (2)
Ron Paul (1)
|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mitt Romney | 9,685,780 | 51.50% | |
| Republican | Rick Santorum | 3,909,621 | 20.79% | |
| Republican | Newt Gingrich | 2,718,937 | 14.46% | |
| Republican | Ron Paul | 2,049,410 | 10.90% | |
| Republican | Jon Huntsman Jr. | 84,730 | 0.45% | |
| Republican | Rick Perry | 54,769 | 0.29% | |
| Republican | Michele Bachmann | 41,429 | 0.22% | |
| Total votes | 18,544,676 | 100.00% | ||
See also
- Electoral history of Al Gore
- Electoral history of Barack Obama
- Electoral history of Kamala Harris
- Electoral history of Bill Clinton
- Electoral history of Kevin McCarthy
- Electoral history of Mike Johnson
- Electoral history of Mitt Romney
- Electoral history of Nancy Pelosi
- Electoral history of Paul Ryan
- Electoral history of Ron Paul
Notes
- Received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, but failed to obtain a majority of the full membership (218).
- Not a member of the House at the time, retired.
- 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.