2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Georgia's 8th District
U.S. House · Georgia
James Marshall (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Collins (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James MarshallDemocrat · winner
50.5%80,660
Michael CollinsRepublican
49.5%78,908
159,568 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
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.
James MarshallMichael Collins
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$259.2K
Cash on hand
$104K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006