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2006Final results

2006 election for Georgia's 2nd District

U.S. House · Georgia

Sanford Bishop (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Bradley C. Hughes (R) by 35.7 points.

Sanford BishopDemocrat · winner
67.9%88,662
32.1%41,967
130,629 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+13.61998D+7.02000D+33.62004D+35.72006D+37.92008D+2.92010

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.

Sanford BishopBradley C. Hughes
$818.3K
Raised by the campaign
$29.2K
$745.3K
Spent by the campaign
$27.1K
$283.7K
Cash on hand
$5.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006