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.

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.