Elections / 1986 · House · GA-08
GA-08 — 1986 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1986 US House electionGA-08 · U.S. HouseRowlandD+72.8
How it voted
Share of the 1986 vote
| J Roy Rowland (i) ✓Democrat | 86.4% | 82,254 |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie McDowellRepublican | 13.6% | 12,952 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 1986 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
GA-08 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 335,981 | |
| 2022 | R | 260,586 | |
| 2020 | R | 308,013 | |
| 2018 | R | 198,716 | |
| 2016 | R | 257,208 | |
| 2014 | R | 130,057 | |
| 2012 | R | 197,789 | |
| 2010 | R | 195,020 | |
| 2008 | D | 274,687 | |
| 2006 | D | 159,568 | |
| 2004 | R | 301,156 | |
| 2002 | R | 181,927 | |
| 2000 | R | 192,431 | |
| 1998 | R | 141,072 | |
| 1996 | R | 178,125 | |
| 1994 | R | 142,999 | |
| 1992 | D | 194,692 | |
| 1990 | D | 118,324 | |
| 1988 | D | 102,696 | |
| 1986 | D | 95,206 | |
| 1984 | D | 100,940 | |
| 1982 | D | 75,035 | |
| 1980 | D | 122,138 | |
| 1978 | D | 41,193 | |
| 1976 | D | 130,186 |
Same ballot, 1986GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.