1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Georgia's 9th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Nathan Deal (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating McCracken "ken" Poston (D) by 31.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Nathan DealRepublican · winner
65.5%132,532
McCracken "ken" PostonDemocrat
34.5%69,662
202,194 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.
McCracken "ken" PostonNathan Deal
$508.4K
Raised by the campaign
$747.4K
$429.5K
Spent by the campaign
$865.9K
$2.7K
Cash on hand
$4.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996