1999 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election

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.

1999 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election

February 23, 1999

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

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

• 1999 United States House of Representatives elections

References

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