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1994Final results

1994 election for Georgia's 4th District

U.S. House · Georgia

John Linder (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Comer Yates (D) by 15.7 points.

John LinderRepublican · winner
57.9%90,063
Comer YatesDemocrat
42.1%65,566
155,629 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+20.61988D+4.91990R+1.11992R+15.71994D+15.51996D+22.11998

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.

Comer YatesJohn Linder
$532.1K
Raised by the campaign
$857.6K
$521.4K
Spent by the campaign
$685K
$11.3K
Cash on hand
$173.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994