1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Georgia's 4th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Ben Jones (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Pat Swindall (R) by 20.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ben JonesDemocrat · winner
60.3%148,394
Pat SwindallRepublican
39.7%97,745
246,139 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ben JonesPat Swindall
$522.6K
Raised by the campaign
$558.7K
$516.7K
Spent by the campaign
$696.3K
$5.9K
Cash on hand
$10.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1988.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1988