Newt Gingrich

Won 11 consecutive elections as house from Georgia

Republican

US House

Electoral Grade

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Races

11-1

W-L (92%)

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Avg Margin

1976–1998

Career Span

92%

Win Rate

Win Streak

22 yrs

Career Span

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Career Timeline

1998 US House Georgia District 6

Candidate Votes

Vote %

Total Votes

Margin

Top opponent: Gary \"bats\" PelphreyDEM

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Geographic Performance

12 races with county data

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County Results Table

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12 races available

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Opponents Faced11 opponents

David WorleyDEM

2-02 matchups · 1988–1990

Gary \"bats\" PelphreyDEM

Primary History63 primaries

15-48

W-L

9.7%

Avg Vote %

6.3

Avg Field Size

2012LPresidentNew York12.7%#3 of 5REP

2012LPresidentCalifornia3.7%#4 of 9REP

2012LPresidentMontana4.3%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentNew Mexico5.9%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentSouth Dakota3.9%#5 of 5REP

2012LPresidentNew Jersey3.1%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentTexas4.7%#4 of 9REP

2012LPresidentKentucky5.9%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentArkansas4.9%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentOregon5.4%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentNebraska5.2%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentNorth Carolina7.6%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentWest Virginia6.3%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentIndiana6.5%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentUtah0.5%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentConnecticut10.3%#3 of 5REP

2012LPresidentDelaware27.1%#2 of 4REP

2012LPresidentRhode Island6.0%#3 of 6REP

2012LPresidentPennsylvania10.4%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentWisconsin5.8%#4 of 7REP

2012LPresidentMaryland11.0%#3 of 8REP

2012LPresidentDistrict of Columbia10.9%#3 of 4REP

2012LPresidentLouisiana15.9%#3 of 9REP

2012LPresidentIllinois8.0%#4 of 6REP

2012LPresidentHawaii10.9%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentAlabama29.3%#2 of 8REP

2012LPresidentMississippi31.1%#2 of 8REP

2012LPresidentKansas14.4%#3 of 9REP

2012LPresidentMassachusetts4.6%#4 of 8REP

2012LPresidentOklahoma27.5%#3 of 7REP

2012WPresidentGeorgia47.2%#1 of 9REP

2012LPresidentAlaska13.3%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentIdaho2.1%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentOhio14.6%#3 of 6REP

2012LPresidentNorth Dakota8.5%#4 of 4REP

2012LPresidentTennessee24.0%#3 of 10REP

2012LPresidentVermont8.1%#4 of 7REP

2012LPresidentWashington10.3%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentWyoming7.8%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentMichigan6.5%#4 of 12REP

2012LPresidentArizona16.0%#3 of 23REP

2012LPresidentMaine6.5%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentColorado12.8%#3 of 8REP

2012LPresidentMinnesota10.8%#4 of 5REP

2012LPresidentNevada21.1%#2 of 5REP

2012LPresidentFlorida31.9%#2 of 9REP

2012WPresidentSouth Carolina40.4%#1 of 9REP

2012LPresidentNew Hampshire9.4%#5 of 33REP

2012LPresidentNew Hampshire0.5%#13 of 28DEM

2012LPresidentIowa13.3%#4 of 12REP

1998WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1996WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1994WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 2REP

1992WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 2REP

1990WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1988WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1986WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1984WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1982WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1980WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1978WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 3REP

1976WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

1974WHouseGeorgia0.0%#1 of 1REP

Primary History

63 primaries

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