1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Georgia's 11th District
U.S. House · Georgia
John Linder (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Tommy Stephenson (D) by 28.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John LinderRepublican · winner
64.3%145,821
Tommy StephensonDemocrat
35.7%80,940
226,761 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 1996
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.
Tommy StephensonJohn Linder
$58.2K
Raised by the campaign
$816K
$58.2K
Spent by the campaign
$780.7K
$38
Cash on hand
$209.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996